Scary conditions in Tahiti see the women's surfing postponed, but not before Jack Robinson sent the world number one packing.
Australia's Jack Robinson sends world number one John John Florence packing in wild surf conditions at the Paris Olympics Tune into the ABC's live radio coverage of the Games
A storm system south of French Polynesia, hosting the surfing for this year's Olympics, made for terrifying surfing in Teahupo'o. Chasing a score, Robinson and Florence both disappeared into the wash and required rescuing from jetskis within seconds of each other. Wave selection was paramount and Ewing did best: scoring an 8.67 with a deep run to defeat O'Leary 14.17 to 11.00.
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