A surf judge not on the Olympic panel said, “Surely things will be more strict now. Judges and athletes need completely different lodging and eating areas, which will help to avoid situations ...

On Thursday, the International Surfing Association dismissed veteran ... Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel Lowe, who also served as an Olympic judge in Tokyo in 2021, had been the subject ...

An Aussie surfing judge has been axed from the judging panel ... the controversy showed judge Benjamin Lowe grinning next to Olympic competitor Ethan Ewing and Team Australia coach Bede Durbidge ...

It’s not the only Olympic event ... for competition judges and television cameras, citing the threat of lasting damage to the ecosystem. Tahurai Henry, who has been surfing in Tahiti for two ...

This choice, Olympic organizers say ... which is what we want." During the surfing competition, judges and coaches will be stationed on a little tower in a lagoon, Thouard said, while journalists ...

In Tahiti, the Olympics added a large tower for the judges ... LA28 and the International Olympic Committee for entrusting California State Parks to stage the surfing competition.” ...

The Olympic surfing athletes will have their work cut ... For instance, there are no grand hotels in the village. The athletes, judges, and other personnel will be sleeping on yachts right near ...