Kauli Vaast became a hometown hero when he won gold in the second-ever men’s surfing event at his home break of Teahupo’o, ...

Kauli Vaast captured the gold medal win in men’s surfing at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Aug. 5, becoming the first surfer from the ...

In particular, local Tahitian and Team France gold medalist, Kauli Vaast. After his victory in Teahupo’o, beating Australian Jack Robinson on the final day of the competition window in head-high ...

Though he’s just now being introduced to the non-surfing world, Kauli Vaast has been making a name for himself for years. As a kid growing up in Vairao, Tahiti, he cut his teeth at Teahupo’o ...

French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men’s surfing while Caroline Marks from the United States won the women's surfing gold medal on Monday at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti.

FRANCE 24's Sports Editor Selina Sykes speaks to Kauli Vaast. The Tahitian dominated to claim gold for France in the men's surfing event at at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 22-year-old surfer ...

Santa Cruz surfing legend Peter Mel, who turns 55 on Nov. 24, was among those honored Wednesday with invitations to compete ...

They served up a nice exchange a third of the way through the period, as Tahitian native Kauli Vaast showed his local knowledge when he found one of the rare hollow swells of the day. Joan Duru ...

Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Caraïbos Surf de Nuit Anglet is unlike any other surf contest out there.

Other invitees in the men’s competition include: Australia’s Russell Bierke, Brazil’s Lucas Chianca, Italy’s Francisco Porcella, South Africa’s Matt Bromley, and Tahiti’s Kauli Vaast ...