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OLYMPIC SURFING AT TOKYO 2020: TOP FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

Who are the top Olympic surfers at Tokyo 2020 in 2021? When and where will Olympic surfing take place? What is the history behind one of the Olympic programme’s newest sports? Find out here.

Pictured: Carissa Moore. Image credit: WSL / Kelly Cestari

OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDER AIMEE FULLER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM COMPETITION

Aimee Fuller, one of the most recognisable British Olympic snowboarders, is stepping away from competition.

She wants to concentrate on media work instead.

"I'm still going to snowboard, but I can't snowboard at Olympic level and commentate, and do all of the other things I do,” she said to the Belfast Telegraph.

Pictured: Aimee Fuller (GBR) at the slopestyle World Cup finals in Seiser Alm (ITA) in January 2017. Image credit: Mateusz Kielpinski / FIS

WHAT MAKES MEDINA SO DANGEROUS? SLATER, FANNING AND PARKO TOLD THE OLYMPIC CHANNEL

It's not like Gabriel Medina is a shoe-in for a Gold medal at the upcoming Olympic Games, but it's fair to say he's one of a small group of athletes who are serious contenders.

Pictured: Gabriel Medina during Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o in August 2019. Image credit: WSL / Dunbar

BILLY MORGAN ON SNOWBOARDING WORRIES, HIS OLYMPIC BRONZE, AND HOW HE STAYS CALM UNDER PRESSURE

Five things we learnt as Team GB snowboarder and keen gardener Billy Morgan joined the Olympic Channel Podcast for an interview.

Snowboarder Billy Morgan surprised himself and the world when he took an Olympic bronze medal home to Great Britain in 2018.

Pictured: Billy Morgan during FIS Snowboard World Cup at Kreischberg, Austria, January 2017. Image credit: Miha Matavz / FIS

ANNA GASSER: I HAVE THIS BIG WISH TO DO THE TRIPLE CORK IN COMPETITION

In an Instagram live chat with Olympic Channel, the Big Air Olympic champion revealed the tricks she's working on for Beijing 2022, which riders she's watching out for, and more.

Pictured: Anna Gasser at Sierra Nevada 2017 FIS Snowboard World Championships. Image credit: Mateusz Kielpinski / FIS

SNOWBOARDER ELENA HIGHT REASSESSES DREAMS AND MAKES JAW-DROPPING COMEBACK IN NEW FILM 'BLANK CANVAS'

Two-time Team USA Olympian on her new snowboarding movie, reframing failure, and why we need to protect the winters before we lose them for good.

Pictured: Elena Hight during Halfpipe qualifications at 2013 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Park City, Utah. Image credit: Sarah Brunson/U.S. Snowboarding

Q&A WITH CANADIAN SNOWBOARD STAR MAX PARROT: I'M GRATEFUL FOR CANCER BATTLE

In an exclusive chat with Olympic Channel, the Canadian big air snowboarder shares how illness has changed his perspective on life, and predicts who his top rivals will be this season.

Pictured: Max Parrot. Image credit: Chris Witwicki / Canada Snowboard

John John Florence exclusive: ''My main goal is thinking about the Olympics.''

Two-time world champion explains in a rare interview with Olympic Channel how he put his career on the line to qualify for Tokyo 2020 while also revealing his future plans.

Picture: John John Florence during Billabong Pipe Masters in December 2019. Image credit: WSL / TONY HEFF