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Tell Us How You Really Feel: Tahitian Surfing Legends Talk Olympics
By Dashel Pierson,
6 hours ago
One early morning, as nearly every morning started during the Paris 2024 Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, the locals were readying their boats and jet skis, prepping for the day. From a nearby dock, Tahurai Henry half-jokingly yelled: "F*ck the Olympics!"
But it’s over now. And the tiny village of Teahupo’o can hopefully return to its pristine state of pure natural beauty. Before the Games finished, however, we spoke to a handful of the best local Tahitian surfers – not competing in the Olympics – on how they felt about the whole thing. Did they play a role, or have a job, in making the whole Olympic machine function? Were they stoked the world was watching (and infiltrating, re: the fans and media) their slice of paradise? Were they pissed about all the people? Well, as one might imagine, it was a bit of all the above.
Below, check out what we heard on the ground from some of Chopes’ hardest chargers.
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