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Good golly: Molly one win from title after Tahiti test

Australian Molly Picklum stared down a pumping Teahupo'o and came out the other side to sit one win away from a maiden world surfing title.

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Aussie surfers remain alive in high-stakes Tahiti Pro

Ethan Ewing and Jack Robinson are into the round of 16 at the Tahiti Pro, where places in the top-five World Surf League Finals are on the line.

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Kelia Mehani Gallina: the 12-year-old girl staring down monster waves at Teahupo’o

The young Tahiti surfer will become the WSL’s youngest competitor when she takes on the fearsome break she can see from her family home

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Revamped surf league to launch on Australian shores

World Surf League is to update its format for 2026, the 50th anniversary season of pro surfing, with more women, an enhanced finale - and an Australian start.

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Hesitant Picklum misses chance of World Surf League win

Molly Picklum has missed out on another World Surf League crown in South Africa, but Australian-born Japanese surfer Connor O'Leary took out the men's event.

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Ewing into J-Bay quarters as surfing finals loom

Ethan Ewing is the lone Australlan surfer left in the men's field at J-Bay, with three compatriots looming large in the women's draw.

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Aussie Picklum stamps ticket to WSL's final five

A dominant first-round win in South Africa has assured Australia's series leader Molly Picklum a spot in the season-ending, five-woman World Surf League final.

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High stakes in J-Bay as World Surf League Finals loom

Molly Picklum will wear the rankings leader's yellow jersey at J-Bay, but a number of Australians need to go deep in South Africa ahead of the WSL Finals.

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Picklum in top spot after another World Surf League win

Australian Molly Picklum will wear the yellow jersey as the rankings leader after advancing to the final four of the Rio Pro in Brazil.

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Rio Surf Pro on hold with big swell expected midweek

With only two events before the World Surf League Finals, Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing need to win their elimination rounds to stay in touch with the top five.

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Picklum gets golden chance as top surfers tumble

Molly Picklum's strong form has continued with the Australian the world's only top-five surfer to advance to the quarter-finals at the Rio Pro.

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Near-perfect Picklum pipped but pleased at Trestles

Australian Molly Picklum had one of the waves of the season on the way to the Trestles Pro final to solidify a top-five spot in the World Surf League.

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Air time as Aussie rookie surfer stuns Brazilian great

Jack Robinson, Ethan Ewing and rookie Joel Vaughan are into the quarters at Lower Trestles, while Molly Picklum has made the final four of the WSL competition.

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Top Australian shines on opening day at Trestles

World No.3 Molly Picklum and fellow Australian surfer Jack Robinson won their round-one heats on the opening day of the Trestles Pro in California.

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Surfers wait on Margs waves while Slater makes big call

The World Surf League event at Margaret River is on hold until Monday, while 11-time world champion Kelly Slater says he's not done yet.

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‘It sucks, man’: World Surf League’s dreaded cut claims its final unlucky victims

The controversial feature, added in 2022, will disappear after the Margaret River Pro. Few surfers on the elite tour are sad to see it go

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Leading Aussies head swell of Margaret River Pro shocks

Ethan Ewing and Jack Robinson have bowed out in the round of 32 at the Margaret River Pro, joining a host of big names who were a casualty of the huge swell.

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Robinson chasing record at Margaret River surfing

Jack Robinson has bounced back to form with a dominant opening heat, looking to set a new record at the Margaret River Pro which is his home surf break.

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Pro Surfer Caroline Marks Makes SI Swimsuit Debut

Marks won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

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Fitzgibbons, Wilson fall short in Gold Coast Pro final

Australian veterans Sally Fitzgibbons and Julian Wilson have had to settle for runner-up trophies in the Gold Coast Pro in an epic day of finals action.

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Wilson wows top-ranked Ferreira in surfing comeback

Men's wildcards Julian Wilson and Morgan Cibilic will fly the Australian flag in the Gold Coast Pro after Wilson's boilover win against No.1 Italo Ferreira.

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Gilmore beats world champ in surf duel of generations

Australian surfing icon Stephanie Gilmore has beaten reigning world champion Caity Simmers to reach the quarter-finals at the Gold Coast Pro.

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Golden ticket proves elusive for Aussie surfer Robinson

Jack Robinson's hopes of backing up his Bells Beach success with victory on the Gold Coast are over after he bombed out in the second round.

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Aussie surfers get boost in new-look World Surf League

The World Surf League has unveiled its 2026 calendar with the one-day finals cut and a trio of of Australian events opening the season, starting at Bells Beach.

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Aussie surf legend still driven to take on the world

Stephanie Gilmore says while she's achieved plenty in her surfing career she still has the hunger to test herself against her younger rivals and keep improving.

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