Massive waves have hit the Paris Games surfing venue in Tahiti, while Tyler Wright expects to overcome balance issues in time for event
Australia’s surfing team including Tyler Wright are preparing for the Olympic Games event to be held at Teahupo’o in Tahiti.Australia’s surfing team including Tyler Wright are preparing for the Olympic Games event to be held at Teahupo’o in Tahiti.Five-metre swells at Tahiti’s famous Teahupo’o wave are expected to ease just as Olympians arrive next week, but Australia’s surfing team – the Irukandjis – are still preparing for intimidating conditions at the fearsome break.
Molly Picklum, who is currently in fourth place in the WSL tour and in contention for the world title, said she was feeling pressure to perform at the Games, but is ready for the challenge.“I honestly just hope that we actually get Teahupo’o in all its glory,” Picklum said. “That’s the way the tour is now, we are forced to throw ourselves over the ledge of some scary waves.
“It’s a wave of consequence, so I’m not going to say that I’m not scared, I am,” Wright said. “I’ve done a lot in the last couple of years to sit with that, but at the same time I don’t think it’s that complicated either; you either go or you don’t, and you make that decision in the moment.” “I saw them and was like, ‘oh, they’re the representation of an athlete that I need to see’, to be very comfortable moving forward from about 18 to not question my size any more, to not question my athleticism and my strength as well,” Wright said.Picklum said she is excited to take part in the Games, however she feared that planned restrictions, compared to the recent WSL event in Tahiti in May, will hinder familiarisation of the break.
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