TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti ¨C Tahitian Kauli Vaast surfed a near perfect final to claim the gold medal for France in the men¡¯s event at Teahupo¡¯o, Tahiti, on Monday, leaving Australian tube-riding maestro Jack Robinson with silver.
Caroline Marks of the United States added Olympic gold to her 2023 world title with a tight victory over Brazil¡¯s Tatiana Weston-Webb in the women¡¯s final.
Brazil¡¯s Gabriel Medina won the bronze medal in the men¡¯s event with France¡¯s Johanne Defay finishing third in the women¡¯s.
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