The semifinals of the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti were briefly interrupted by a whale, providing a spectacular photobomb as Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica competed. The whale leaped out of the water safely behind the surfers, creating a memorable Olympic moment. Despite this, the competition continued with USA’s Caroline Marks winning gold in the women’s event, defeating Weston-Webb in the final after Weston-Webb had earlier triumphed over Hennessy in the whale-interrupted semifinal. The 2024 Olympics surfing event in Tahiti, far from Paris, coincided with the region’s whale migration season.
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