Men went first, so Italo is the first surfer in History to Win the Gold…but not long after…it Carissa joining him! She become the first woman in History to take Olympic Gold back to Hawaii and Win one for the USA.
Brazil’s Italo Ferreira defeated Kanao Igarashi 15.14 to 6.60 in the men’s surfboarding final to claim the event’s first ever gold medal
Four-time World Surf League champion Carissa Moore defeated South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag to take home the first women’s Olympic surfing title
