Picklum back on top after Portugal triumph
Peniche
Leiria, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Peniche.
Leiria, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Peniche.
Australian surfer Molly Picklum shares her connection to Portugal after securing a victory in the country.
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Asked about his special relationship with Peniche, Griffin Colapinto, who was born 28 years ago in San Clemente, pointed to the similarities he finds with his hometown.
American surfer Griffin Colapinto and Australian surfer Molly Picklum secure wins at the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal event held at the Supertubos break.
American Griffin Colapinto defeated Brazilian Gabriel Medina this Friday in the final of the elite surfing event in Peniche, repeating his 2022 and 2024 victories and becoming the first person to win three times in Portugal.
The American Griffin Colapinto defeated Brazilian Gabriel Medina this Friday in the final of the elite surfing event in Peniche, repeating his victories from 2022 and 2024 and becoming the first person to win three times in Portugal.
American Griffin Colapinto defeated Brazilian Gabriel Medina this Friday, 23 October, in the elite surfing final in Peniche, repeating his 2022 and 2024 victories and becoming the first person to win three times in Portugal. With 'dream' conditions at Supertubos Beach, Colapinto scored 17.60 points (out of a possible 20) on his two best waves, while three-time world champion Medina, who won in Portugal in 2017, scored 16.77. Following this win, Colapinto moved up three spots in the world rankings to third place, trailing Brazilians Yago Dora and Ítalo Ferreira. In the women's event, reigning world champion Molly Picklum from Australia won her first title in Portugal by beating American Caitlin Simmers in the final. The Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, the 10th and penultimate stage of the World Surf League (WSL) championship tour, concluded this Friday.
Australian Molly Picklum, the reigning world champion, won the World Surf League event at Supertubos, Peniche, this Friday, October 23, beating American Caitlin Simmers in the final to secure her first victory in Portugal. In the decisive heat, Picklum scored 13.33 points out of a possible 20, overcoming the 2024 world champion and 2023 Peniche winner, Simmers, who scored 12.84. With this first win of the season, the 23-year-old surfer moved to the top of the world rankings with only two events remaining. The Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal, the 10th stage of the tour, began on October 16 at Praia de Supertubos and concludes today following the men's final between Gabriel Medina and Griffin Colapinto. The event featured a record number of five Portuguese surfers.
The Brazilian Gabriel Medina and the American Griffin Colapinto will contest the final of the world surf circuit event in Peniche today, after eliminating Ítalo Ferreira and Yago Dora, respectively, in the semi-finals.
Australian surfer Molly Picklum secures her debut victory at the Supertubos Beach event during the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
The competition for the Portuguese stage of the World Surf League (WSL) championship tour was interrupted today in Peniche after the women's semi-finals were held, with organisers potentially aiming for Friday to conclude the event.
Caitlin Simmers, the 2024 world champion and winner of the Portuguese stage in 2023, scored 11.33 points across her two best waves, while reigning world champion Molly Picklum scored 8.63 points.
American Caitlin Simmers defeated Hawaiian Bettylou Sakura Johnson in the semi-finals of the Portuguese leg of the world surfing circuit in Peniche, and will face Australian Molly Picklum, who beat American Lakey Peterson, in the final.
The Australian Molly Picklum, defending world champion, is in the semi-finals of the elite surfing event at Supertubos Beach in Peniche and revealed to Lusa that she has set the goal of winning in Portugal this season.
The Brazilian Ítalo Ferreira will face compatriot Gabriel Medina in the first semi-final of the elite world surfing event in Peniche, pointing to another “very special” moment in a long history of confrontations between the two.
Bonvalot scored 5.10 points (out of 20 possible) across her two best waves (3.33 and 1.77). The Portuguese surfer was eliminated by American Lakey Peterson, who advances to the next stage of the competition.
Portuguese surfer Teresa Bonvalot was eliminated by American Lakey Peterson in the quarterfinals of the Portuguese leg of the World Surf League (WSL) at Supertubos Beach in Peniche, finishing the event in fifth place.
Brazilian Filipe Toledo and Spaniard Nadia Erostarbe won the free surf session of the world elite competition at Supertubos Beach in Peniche.
The organisation of the World Surf League stage in Peniche will be paused on Sunday and Monday due to a lack of conditions to resume the competition.
Competition is paused on Sunday for the surfing event, but an exhibition session will take place at the Supertubos beach.
The first day of the Meo Rip Curl Pro Portugal featured intense competition, with three Portuguese surfers advancing to the quarter-finals at the iconic Supertubos Beach.
Portuguese surfers Francisca Veselko and Teresa Bonvalot secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the world elite surfing event in Peniche today, while their compatriot Yolanda Hopkins was eliminated in the first round of the competition.
