Kauli Vaast Wins Olympic Surfing Gold

France's Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men's surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, held at Teahupo'o in Tahiti, with a score of 17.67. Australia's Jack Robinson secured the silver medal with a score of 7.83, achieving Australia's best-ever Olympic surfing result. Brazil's Gabriel Medina took the bronze with a score of 15.54, improving from his previous fourth-place finish at Tokyo 2020. The final saw Vaast dominate early, scoring an impressive 9.50 on his first wave and following up with an 8.17, while Robinson could not match his performance despite scoring a solid 7.83 on his only noteworthy wave. The competition resumed after a three-day delay due to wave conditions, culminating in an exciting final day of surfing. Vaast's victory was particularly significant as he grew up surfing the waves at Teahupo'o, making it a historic win on his home turf.