Kanoa Igarashi

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Freesurfing Around the WSL Final Five

Sometimes, the stars just all seem to align. Last week, the @World Surf League championship tour landed at Lower Trestles with a flurry of summer south swell on tap for the cobblestone mecca. Dreams were realized and hearts were broken at the beloved San Clemente break in an incredible day of competition.

With Final Five contestants practicing and local pros like Caroline Marks joining in on the perfection, there was no shortage of high action moments. Freesurf documentarian Scotty Hammonds was tee'd up on the beach to document all the action and has packed together the best 5 minutes for your viewing pleasure in, "name goes here." Dive in and enjoy!

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Highlights: All The Crazy Action From The Rip Curl WSL Finals

Undisputed World Champs were crowned in the water at Lower Trestles. This is how it went down.

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The World Tour Takes on Tahiti

After a 2 year hiatus, the @World Surf League Championship Tour pointed their compass south and headed for The End of the Road: Teahupoo. The contest was met with some of the best contestable conditions of the 2022 season and kept Final Five hopes and dreams alive for surfers like Kanoa Igarashi. Local Chopes specialist Kauli Vaast punched his time card as the contests wildcard and ran his golden ticket all the way to the final heat.

With all of that contest action, you knew the freesurf sessions had to be just as mindblowing. Ace lensman Scott Hammonds was there to document the early mornings and afternoons around it and has packed together only the best clips for a five minute highlight reel. Dive in now and enjoy Five Minutes in Tahiti

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Good Luck Kanoa! 頑張れカノア！

The latest deep dive with Kanoa Igarashi might be the best behind the scenes glimpse at the Japanese surfer’s life on tour yet. Needing a huge performance at the last event on the 2022 WSL Championship Tour, the Tahiti Pro, to try and sneak into the Top 5, Kanoa lays it all on the line and pulls off one of the clutch moments of the season at pumping Teahupo’o. Alongside iceman coach Tom Whitaker, Kanoa formulates a plan to stay calm and channel Kelly Slater, and overcomes the stresses of competition in the serene paradise of the South Pacific to book his ticket to the WSL Finals. Everything was beautifully shot and sound recorded by The Marcs, with one epic POV moment from Scotty Hammonds.

We’ll see you at Trestles on the morning of the finals, Kanoa. Be sure to pack your star trunks.

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Highlights Day 3: Heroic Performances Provide Historic Day At Outerknown Tahiti Pro

Kanoa Igarashi lays it on the line for Final 5, Matt McGillivray drops Perfection, Slater on track for more Tahiti glory, dreams dashed for Colapinto, Hedge goes for broke and looks to join wildcard history.

The most critical wave in the world is now somehow more extreme than ever. Added to the mutant barrels, committed drops, and razor-sharp reef is the fact that Teahupo’o serves as the last fight for the WSL Final 5. The women get their first shot at the famed barrel in 16 years and the world’s best surfers get one last chance to lay it all on the line for a spot in the Rip Curl WSL Finals.

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Highlights | Weekend Recap From The Vans US Open Of Surfing

Caroline Marks smashes first excellent heat in Huntington, Jacob Wilcox makes his presence known with best showing in Round of 96, plus CT veterans and Challenger Series threats thrive amid early upsets

The Vans US Open of Surfing is one of the sport’s greatest traditions. At the iconic Huntington Beach Pier, Rio Waida, Caity Simmers, and the world’s top up-and-coming surfers face off in front of huge crowds as they battle to qualify for the Championship Tour and join the hallowed list of US Open champions. Watch the Vans US Open of Surfing live August 1 to August 7 on worldsurfleague.com.

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Italo Ferreira, Caroline Marks, Kanoa Igarashi & crew in South Africa | World Championship Tour

Jeffreys Bay in South Africa has long been one of the most fabled stops in surfing. If J-Bay was a tennis court it would be a grand slam, if it was golf a course it would be a major. Whether you’re a fan of competition, or simply a surfing purist who is passionate about point break perfection, Jeffreys has all you could want and more, with a little bit of magic dust sprinkled over the top for good measure. In July 2022 J-Bay was on its best behaviour when the world’s elite surfers rolled into town, and the event and the free surfing that surrounded it were as good as it gets.

As the Indian Ocean came alive, and Ethan Ewing silently went about his business en route to a maiden Championship Tour victory and Tati Weston-Webb claimed a maiden female goofy victory for the women, our man Scotty Hammonds was on the sands of the Eastern Cape capturing the pick of the action.

From Jordy Smith putting on a masterclass in his home waters to Carissa Moore showing why she’s considered the the best lady to ever paddle into a wave at Supertubes, this edit has a little bit of everything. Stephanie Gilmore and Kelly Slater demonstrate what years of experience look like in picture postcard waves, while Kanoa Igarashi, Griffin Colapinto, Jack Robinson, Caroline Marks, Yago Dora and Italo Ferreira all put on virtuoso performances. Keep an eye out for young guns Molly Picklum and Crosby Colapinto too, as they show us once more why their days will come in the not-too-distant future.

At day’s end however there can only be one star and that’s the waves themselves. Take a bow, J-Bay, and we’ll see you again next year!