Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's shortboard

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Women's shortboard
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Surfing pictogram.svg
Olympic surfing
Venue Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti
Dates27 July – 5 August 2024
Competitors24 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Caroline Marks Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Tatiana Weston-Webb Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg Johanne Defay Flag of France.svg  France
  2020
2028  

The women's shortboard competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris was held from 25 July to 5 August at the Teahupo'o reef pass, Tahiti, a French overseas territory in the French Polynesia, located more than 9,320 miles (14,999 km) from Paris. [1]

American surfer Caroline Marks won gold, Brazilian Tatiana Weston-Webb took silver, and Johanne Defay of France received bronze.

Qualification

The 24 quota places per gender were distributed to the eligible surfers at the following events based on the hierarchical structure: [2] [3]

Competition format

The competition consists of six rounds: [5] [6]

From round 2 onwards, all rounds are elimination rounds and the heats consists of two surfers, with the top surfer progressing to the next round and the second place being eliminated.

The length of each heat (25 to 40 minutes) and the number of waves each surfer can ride (maximum 25) are determined by the technical director ahead of the day of competition. Scoring for each wave is from 0.1 to 10, with the best two waves for each surfer counting. Scores are based on the difficulty of manoeuvres performed, innovation and progression, variety, combination, speed, power, and flow of each manoeuvre. [7]

Judges

The competition is judged by two head judges, two priority judges, and seven regular judges. [8]

  • Ian Buchanan, priority judge (Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL )
  • Luiz Dantas (Flag of Brazil.svg BRA )
  • Tatsuya Fukagawa (Flag of Japan.svg JPN )
  • Tory Gilkerson (Flag of the United States.svg USA )
  • Daniel Kosoof (Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL )
  • Benjamin Lowe (Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS )
  • Marcel Miranda, priority judge (Flag of Brazil.svg BRA )
  • Luiz Pereira, head judge (Flag of Brazil.svg BRA )
  • Richard Pierce Jr., head judge (Flag of the United States.svg USA )
  • Thierry Vidal (Flag of France.svg FRA )
  • Mikel Zalacain (Flag of Spain.svg ESP )

After Australian surfing judge Benjamin Lowe posted a picture on social media of himself posing with Australian competitor Ethan Ewing and his coach Bede Durbidge, Lowe was removed from the judging panel by the International Surfing Association on August 1. [9]

Schedule

HHeatsQFQuarter-FinalsSFSemi-FinalsFFinals
Original schedule
Date27 Jul28 Jul29 July30 Jul
Men'sR1R2R3QFSFF
Women'sR1R2R3QFSFF

Competition was originally set to take place over 4 days between 27 and 30 July, with a contingency period of 5 days between 31 July and 5 August, if necessary. [5] [10]

On 29 July, the weather turned dangerous towards the end of round 3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the cancellation of the women's third round. The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days, [11] leaving the final women's round 3 and all finals re-scheduled for 1 and 3 August (a lack of contestable conditions was also expected for 2 August). [12]

Competition was again called off on 3 and 4 August, with the semifinals and finals tentatively set for 5 August. [13]

RoundOriginal datesRevised datesOriginal timesRevised times
Round 1Saturday, 27 July 202411:48
Round 2Sunday, 28 July 20247:00
Round 3 (round of 16)Monday, 29 July 2024Thursday, 1 August 202411:487:00
Quarter-finalsTuesday, 30 July 20249:2414:12
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Tuesday, 30 July 2024Monday, 5 August 202413:00
14:53
16:15
8:12
10:36
11:12

All times are local, PFT (UTC−10)

Pre-competition seeding

Surfers were pre-seeded according to their final ranking in the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games. [14]

Results

Round 1

The first round is non-elimination. Surfers were seeded into eight heats of three surfers each, [15] with the top surfer advancing straight to Round 3. The bottom two surfers were seeded into Round 2, the first elimination round. [16] [17]

Heat 1

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Caroline Marks [9]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.008.501.502.379.4317.93R3
2 Sarah Baum [17]Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1.005.672.802.730.278.47R2
3 Yolanda Hopkins [8]Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2.504.500.600.600.207.00R2

Heat 2

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345678
1 Vahiné Fierro [21]Flag of France.svg  France 1.336.172.435.0011.17R3
2 Sol Aguirre [4]Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0.430.201.100.701.900.632.401.104.30R2
3 Janire Gonzalez-Etxabarri [13]Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.700.971.301.132.43R2

Heat 3

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
1234567
1 Tyler Wright [20]Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1.174.173.502.331.273.202.077.67R3
2 Anat Lelior [5]Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0.500.433.232.205.43R2
3 Sanoa Dempfle-Olin [12]Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2.832.001.670.504.83R2

Heat 4

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Caitlin Simmers [24]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.836.500.506.431.403.8312.93R3
2 Tatiana Weston-Webb [1]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5.831.930.234.5010.33R2
3 Molly Picklum [16]Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1.570.932.675.778.44R2

Heat 5

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Brisa Hennessy [15]Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 8.333.336.507.2315.56R3
2 Johanne Defay [2]Flag of France.svg  France 0.332.332.335.004.509.50R2
3 Candelaria Resano [23]Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0.831.333.436.000.509.43R2

Heat 6

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Luana Silva [19]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1.002.774.507.27R3
2 Tainá Hinckel [6]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.572.501.702.832.905.73R2
3 Camilla Kemp [11]Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2.000.530.800.202.80R2

Heat 7

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Nadia Erostarbe [3]Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8.333.833.575.501.6313.83R3
2 Saffi Vette [22]Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2.334.732.777.50R2
3 Yang Siqi [14]Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2.501.000.802.900.335.40R2

Heat 8

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Carissa Moore [7]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3.836.179.007.5016.50R3
2 Shino Matsuda [18]Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.638.332.331.072.8311.16R2
3 Teresa Bonvalot [10]Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5.170.275.170.873.601.4710.34R2

Round 2

In the second round surfers were seeded into eight heats of two surfers each, [18] with the top surfer advancing to Round 3 (round of 16) and the second place being eliminated. [19]

The pairs in each heat were formed based on surfers' results in the round 1 and according to their pre-competition (PC) seeding, with the second places facing the third places: [16]

Heat 1

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Siqi Yang [14]Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3.004.500.702.904.178.67R3
2 Sol Aguirre [4]Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2.002.500.731.334.50E

Heat 2

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456789
1 Sarah Baum [17]Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.531.000.232.474.835.670.770.131.7310.50R3
2 Camilla Kemp [11]Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.372.170.701.602.770.304.94E

Heat 3

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Shino Matsuda [18]Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.602.100.577.679.77R3
2 Teresa Bonvalot [10]Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1.503.670.633.171.206.84E

Heat 4

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Johanne Defay [2]Flag of France.svg  France 2.834.007.831.003.931.0011.83R3
2 Molly Picklum [16]Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1.005.830.671.607.43E

Heat 5

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
1234
1 Tatiana Weston-Webb [1]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5.502.834.001.339.50R3
2 Candelaria Resano [23]Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0.871.431.870.933.30E

Heat 6

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Yolanda Hopkins [8]Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.170.773.671.000.334.67R3
2 Saffi Vette [22]Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0.270.430.600.671.27E

Heat 7

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Tainá Hinckel [6]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3.233.303.807.10R3
2 Sanoa Dempfle-Olin [12]Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3.502.502.102.800.436.30E

Heat 8

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Anat Lelior [5]Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6.500.933.173.334.5011.00R3
2 Janire Gonzalez-Etxabarri [13]Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.202.500.302.80E

Bracket

The bracket was determined based on the seeding made for round 3 (round of 16). [20] The winner from each head-to-head heat qualifies to the next round. [21]

3rd round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
            
9 Flag of the United States.svg  Caroline Marks  (USA)6.93
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Siqi Yang  (CHN)1.63
9 Flag of the United States.svg  Caroline Marks  (USA)7.77
20 Flag of Australia.svg  Tyler Wright  (AUS)5.37
20 Flag of Australia.svg  Tyler Wright  (AUS)11.10
5 Flag of Israel.svg  Anat Lelior  (ISR)7.74
9 Flag of the United States.svg  Caroline Marks  (USA)12.17
2 Flag of France.svg  Johanne Defay  (FRA)12.17
21 Flag of France.svg  Vahine Fierro  (FRA)7.54
2 Flag of France.svg  Johanne Defay  (FRA)9.00
2 Flag of France.svg  Johanne Defay  (FRA)10.34
7 Flag of the United States.svg  Carissa Moore  (USA)6.50
7 Flag of the United States.svg  Carissa Moore  (USA)8.16
17 Flag of South Africa.svg  Sarah Baum  (RSA)3.87
9 Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Caroline Marks  (USA)10.50
1 Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Tatiana Weston-Webb  (BRA)10.33
3 Flag of Spain.svg  Nadia Erostarbe  (ESP)8.34
18 Flag of Japan.svg  Shino Matsuda  (JPN)5.84
3 Flag of Spain.svg  Nadia Erostarbe  (ESP)6.34
1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Tatiana Weston-Webb  (BRA)8.10
24 Flag of the United States.svg  Caitlin Simmers  (USA)1.93
1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Tatiana Weston-Webb  (BRA)12.34
1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Tatiana Weston-Webb  (BRA)13.66
15 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Brisa Hennessy  (CRC)6.17
19 Flag of Brazil.svg  Luana Silva  (BRA)6.77 Bronze medal match
6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Tainá Hinckel  (BRA)5.93
19 Flag of Brazil.svg  Luana Silva  (BRA)5.47 2 Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Johanne Defay  (FRA)12.66
15 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Brisa Hennessy  (CRC)6.37 15 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Brisa Hennessy  (CRC)4.93
15 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Brisa Hennessy  (CRC)12.34
8 Flag of Portugal.svg  Yolanda Hopkins  (POR)9.90

Round 3

In the third round (round of 16) surfers were also seeded into eight heats of two surfers each, [22] with the top surfer advancing to the quarter-finals and the second place being eliminated.

Round three was initially scheduled for the 30th July, after the men's round 3, but was called off [23] and rescheduled to August 1st. [24]

The pairs in each heat were formed based on surfers' results in the round 1 and according to their pre-competition (PC) seeding, with the second places facing the third places: [20]

Heat 1

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
1234
1 Caroline Marks [9]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.002.604.330.376.93QF
2 Siqi Yang [14]Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.501.000.200.631.63E

Heat 2

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456789
1 Tyler Wright [20]Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5.832.670.702.602.432.500.331.235.2711.10QF
2 Anat Lelior [5]Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0.504.671.073.070.800.971.930.437.74E

Heat 3

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
1234567
1 Johanne Defay [2]Flag of France.svg  France 3.000.573.332.205.004.003.079.00QF
2 Vahine Fierro [21]Flag of France.svg  France 3.771.773.772.231.931.437.54E

Heat 4

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Carissa Moore [7]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.503.830.500.772.304.338.16QF
2 Sarah Baum [17]Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1.870.502.000.773.87E

Heat 5

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Nadia Erostarbe [3]Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3.500.504.770.773.578.34QF
2 Shino Matsuda [18]Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2.673.175.84E

Heat 6

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Tatiana Weston-Webb [1]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.306.176.173.330.2012.34QF
2 Caitlin Simmers [24]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.271.500.431.93E

Heat 7

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Luana Silva [19]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2.502.173.503.276.77QF
2 Tainá Hinckel [6]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.801.772.933.000.175.93E

Heat 8

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345678
1 Brisa Hennessy [15]Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.834.177.670.502.170.502.574.6712.34QF
2 Yolanda Hopkins [8]Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6.333.571.331.831.609.90E

Quarter-finals

Heat 1
RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Caroline Marks [9]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4.002.332.170.203.770.507.77SF
2 Tyler Wright [20]Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1.003.501.870.875.37E
Heat 2
RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Johanne Defay [2]Flag of France.svg  France 5.671.904.670.602.174.5010.34SF
2 Carissa Moore [7]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.503.003.501.001.976.50E
Heat 3
RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
1234567
1 Tatiana Weston-Webb [1]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3.332.670.503.031.233.604.508.10SF
2 Nadia Erostarbe [3]Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.200.370.502.773.570.836.34E
Heat 4
RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Brisa Hennessy [15]Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2.330.473.173.200.376.37SF
2 Luana Silva [19]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.300.270.572.232.572.905.47E

Semi-finals

Heat 1

Because the final scores were tied, Caroline Marks won the heat as she had the highest-scoring single wave (7.00).

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Caroline Marks [9]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5.175.007.000.4712.17F
2 Johanne Defay [2]Flag of France.svg  France 5.674.003.000.476.503.3012.173/4
Heat 2

Around the 20:00 mark, Hennessy was penalised for priority interference, resulting in only her single highest-scoring wave being counted.

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456
1 Tatiana Weston-Webb [1]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2.670.575.334.005.308.3313.66F
2 Brisa Hennessy [15]Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1.930.00*4.83PEN6.170.336.173/4

Bronze medal heat

The bronze medal match lasted for 35 minutes. The waves had a height of 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) from the SSW at an interval of 14 seconds.

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
123456789
1 Johanne Defay [2]Flag of France.svg  France 0.205.835.275.570.536.830.500.704.1712.66Bronze medal icon.svg
2 Brisa Hennessy [15]Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3.001.501.934.934th

Gold medal heat

The gold medal match was 35 minutes long. The waves were 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) high from the SSW with an interval of 14 seconds.

RankSurferNationWavesTotal
score
Notes
12345
1 Caroline Marks [9]Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.507.501.433.002.0010.50Gold medal icon.svg
2 Tatiana Weston-Webb [1]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.330.435.831.804.5010.33Silver medal icon.svg

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