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Vaast is a three-time WSL European Junior Champion (2017, 2019, and 2020). [1] [5] In 2019, Vaast was victorious against Hawaiian surfer Tyler Newton at the 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials, winning a wildcard appearance at Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o 2019. [6] There, he advanced to the Round of 16, where he was defeated by Jérémy Florès.
3 days ago · Kauli VAAST Surfing. August 5, 2024. A day etched into Tahitian history thanks to the will and drive of 22-year-old, Kauli Vaast. No longer just a local hero – but as of now, an Olympic surfing champion. The hometown boy carried the dreams of the French Polynesian people on his shoulders, and he carried their love and his skillset into the ...
3 days ago · Dashel Pierson. Aug 6, 2024. Kauli Vaast, victorious. Photo: ISA/Pablo Jimenez. The day started slow. An offshore storm lingered over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, the site for surfing in the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the incoming swell had yet to show. But this was the final day of the event window, a last-minute roll of the dice to crown medals.
3 days ago · Kauli Vaast flexes muscles for monster wave and surfing gold. After days of delays and postponements, the stars finally aligned in Teahupo'o for a stellar finale to the Olympic surfing competition. The men's event was up first and the top story was none other than the Tahitian, Kauli Vaast, looking to win gold in front of his home crowd.
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3 days ago · American Caroline Marks and Kauli Vaast of France won the Olympic surfing titles. Marks, 22, narrowly missed out on bronze at Tokyo 2020 but clinched the women's title in Tahiti.
3 days ago · Kauli Vaast says a supernatural force in Polynesian culture helped him win Olympic surfing gold in his native Tahiti. Vaast on Monday became the first Olympic champion from the French Pacific island.
3 days ago · Kauli Vaast, of France, center, celebrates alongside his coach Jeremy Flores, second from right, after winning the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
Jul 26, 2024 · Vaast, who secured a quota for Paris 2024 as the top European male surfer at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games, will be among that line-up and the unique opportunity to compete at a home Olympic Games is something that the young athlete is savouring.
2 days ago · Kauli Vaast of Tahiti and Team USA's Caroline Marks both won gold on Monday, capping off a dramatic few days of competition that even included a brief appearance by a whale.
