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From bricklaying to Bells Beach: Australian surfer Jackson Baker plots return to the WSL

Since being cut after a narrow loss, the 26-year-old is determined to win back his spot – for himself and in memory of his mum

The Guardian - AU

Thirteen Aussies to challenge for 2024 world surf title

The World Surf League has confirmed the competitors who will challenge for 2024's elite Championship Tour, with 13 Australians making the cut.

AAP

Emotions flow as Fitzgibbons seals WSL top tour return

Three-time world title runner-up Sally Fitzgibbons has won back her spot on the World Surf League's top tour after dominating the second-tier Challenger Series.

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Caroline Marks: ‘I wasn’t sure if I’d ever find happiness again in my surfing and in myself’

The newly minted world surfing champion opens up about the weight of expectations, what she learned from stepping away from the tour and her unfinished business at next year’s Olympics

The Guardian - US

Ewing gets Olympic break despite J-Bay disappointment

Ethan Ewing had no answer to Felipe Toledo in the World Surf League event final at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay but he did secure a spot for the Paris Olympics.

AAP

Surf stars forced to wait another day at Jeffreys Bay

The World Surf League has called a lay day in the Corona Open at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa due to poor conditions.

AAP

Australian surfer Ethan Ewing receives death threat as Brazilian rival questions World Surf League judging

Leading Australian surfer Ethan Ewing receives a death threat as Brazilian fans erupt over judging at the Surf Ranch Pro.

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Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina wins Margaret River Pro men's final, as Carissa Moore claims hat-trick

The Brazilian champion surfer declares he's back following lacklustre competition results and taking time off, as Carissa Moore wins the event for the third time.

ABC News

Surfing great Slater, 51, handed career and Olympic lifeline

Perth (Australia) (AFP) - The 11-time world champion Kelly Slater has been handed a career lifeline with a wildcard to continue on the World Surf League, keeping his Paris Olympic dream alive.

AFP

Sally Fitzgibbons joins Kelly Slater as victims of WSL mid-season cut

Australian surf star misses WSL cut for a second straight year as eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore claims top-10 slot

The Guardian - AU

Stephanie Gilmore keeps it together to make cut at Margaret River

Eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore has survived the World Surf League's mid-season cut, holding her nerve to edge out Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan in

The New Daily

Fitzgibbons misses mid-season cut in World Surf League

Australian Sally Fitzgibbons has missed the World Surf League's mid-season cut, but there was better news for countrywoman Stephanie Gilmore.

AAP

Surfing legend Slater misses cut to leave three-decade career in limbo

Perth (Australia) (AFP) - Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater missed the World Surf League tour's mid-season cut Saturday in a blow that could spell the end of his more than three-decade career.

AFP

Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater chats about prospect of forced retirement at Margaret River Pro

Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater opens up about the "elephant in the room" — the prospect he is cut from the professional tour and potentially forced into retirement at this weekend's Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.

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The Guardian - AU

Ethan Ewing follows in late mother’s footsteps with emotional Bells Beach win

Australian dedicates victory at famous break to his mum Helen who rang the bell in 1983

The Guardian - AU

The new generation of Australian women planning on world surfing domination

Molly Picklum and Sophie McCulloch are part of a formidable field of six in the world’s top 18 this year

AAP

World Surf League faces two-day delay in Portugal

Strong winds have brought a halt to competition for the first two days of the World Surf League's third stop at Supertubos in Portugal.

ABC News

How Australian surfer Molly Picklum bounced back from disappointment to top the WSL standings

Being ranked number one in the World Surf League is a dream come true for Molly Picklum, but the 20-year-old's rise to the top has not been without its challenges and low points.

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The Guardian - AU

Surfing great Kelly Slater to retire after Paris Olympics in 2024

Eleven-time world champion says he will call time on his long and decorated career if he appears at the Games, when he will be 52

The Guardian - AU

Molly Picklum: Australia’s next big surf star breaks through with maiden WSL win

Australia has a new surfing star after Molly Picklum won her maiden World Surf League title with victory at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach in Hawaii

AAP

Lay day called at Sunset Beach WSL event

Organisers have postponed action at the World Surf League's Sunset Beach stop for at least a day as they wait for better conditions on Hawaii's North Shore.

AAP

Small surf forces WSL layday for stars at Sunset Beach

Competition in the World Surf League event at Sunset Beach, Hawaii is expected to get underway on Tuesday (AEDT) after a layday was called due to small surf.

AAP

Robinson wins Pipeline World Surf League title

Jack Robinson has won the opening World Surf League event in Hawaii while fellow Australian Tyler Wright was forced to settle for second in the women's event.

AAP

Robinson leads Aussie surf charge in Hawaii

Jack Robinson has knocked out Gabriel Medina to set up a quarter-final with John John Florence, while Liam O'Brien also survived at Hawaii's WSL season-opener.

The Independent UK

Pro surfer says she ‘won’t be competing’ if World Surf League uphold transgender ruling

Bethany Hamilton released an Instagram video suggesting transgender surfers should have a “different division”

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