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Picklum shreds but Robinson eliminated at Marg Pro

Picklum shreds but Robinson eliminated at Marg Pro

Three-time world champion Gabriel Medina says it looked like he was snowboarding as he survived the tricky Margaret River Pro conditions to beat Jack Robinson.

Aussie great denied in pumping Margaret River surf

Aussie great denied in pumping Margaret River surf

Aussie great denied in pumping Margaret River surf

Aussie great denied in pumping Margaret River surf

Canadian surfing rising star Erin Brooks claimed a major local scalp as the Margaret River Pro opened on Thursday with six- to eight-foot conditions.

Harsh call: Jack Robinson puts Bells pain behind him

Harsh call: Jack Robinson puts Bells pain behind him

Harsh call: Jack Robinson puts Bells pain behind him

Harsh call: Jack Robinson puts Bells pain behind him

Australian surf star Jack Robinson was harshly dealt with at Bells Beach, but says he's moved on and is feeling good ahead of the Margaret River Pro.

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Picklum falls short in decider, Hawaiian ace rings bell

Picklum falls short in decider, Hawaiian ace rings bell

Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan continued her head to head dominance over Molly Picklum as she defeated Australia's surfing world champion in the Bells Beach final.

Nichols, Picklum lock in all-Aussie Bells Beach semi

Nichols, Picklum lock in all-Aussie Bells Beach semi

Molly Picklum oozed confidence before Isabella Nichols left it late, again, to set up an all-Australian Bells Beach semi-final.

Patient Aussie ousts 'idol' to begin Bells defence

Patient Aussie ousts 'idol' to begin Bells defence

Defending champion Isabella Nichols and world champion Molly Picklum are the last Australians standing at the Bells Beach WSL season opener.

Champion dumped out of Bells after interference call

Champion dumped out of Bells after interference call

Jack Robinson has joined the Australian men's exodus at Bells Beach while world champion Molly Picklum showed her class with a dominant win.

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Old heads prevail in deteriorating Bells Beach surf

Old heads prevail in deteriorating Bells Beach surf

Old heads prevail in deteriorating Bells Beach surf

Old heads prevail in deteriorating Bells Beach surf

An Australian surfing young gun gave the world No.2 a major fright on Sunday at Bells Beach but experience won out on a short day of competition.

Gilmore suffers worst result at Bells in return to WSL

Gilmore suffers worst result at Bells in return to WSL

Gilmore suffers worst result at Bells in return to WSL

Gilmore suffers worst result at Bells in return to WSL

Stephanie Gilmore's surfing comeback is off to a bad start, with young Brazilian Luana Silva too good for the eight-time world champion at Bells Beach.

Carissa back at Bells and hoping for Moore glory days

Carissa back at Bells and hoping for Moore glory days

Carissa back at Bells and hoping for Moore glory days

Carissa back at Bells and hoping for Moore glory days

Hawaii's surfing great Carissa Moore is back at her happy hunting ground, having won three times at Bells Beach, but this is her first appearance as a mum.

Pain-free Robinson ready for Bells Beach title defence

Pain-free Robinson ready for Bells Beach title defence

Pain-free Robinson ready for Bells Beach title defence

Pain-free Robinson ready for Bells Beach title defence

Jack Robinson used the long World Surf League off-season to have overdue knee surgery and is fit and firing as he defends his Bells Beach title.

Champion Picklum picks Bells as her next surf target

Champion Picklum picks Bells as her next surf target

Champion Picklum picks Bells as her next surf target

Champion Picklum picks Bells as her next surf target

Winning multiple trophies around the world, women's surfing No.1 Molly Picklum has ringing the famous Bells Beach trophy at the top of her to-do list.

Surfers excited as new-look tour kicks off at Bells

Surfers excited as new-look tour kicks off at Bells

Surfers excited as new-look tour kicks off at Bells

Surfers excited as new-look tour kicks off at Bells

The world's best surfers will finally hit the water at Bells Beach, with the Championship Tour competition set to get under way next week.

Back for Bells: Wright overcomes latest injury setback

Back for Bells: Wright overcomes latest injury setback

Back for Bells: Wright overcomes latest injury setback

Back for Bells: Wright overcomes latest injury setback

Tyler Wright is on the comeback after her latest injury setback, the former world champion "intrigued" by how her surfing has changed after her lay-off.

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Aussies set for big year on World Surf League top tour

Spearheaded by world champion Molly Picklum, there will be 13 Australians competing on surfing's Championship Tour in 2026 after qualifying wrapped up.

Aussie trio bust through to WSL top tour ahead of Bells

A top-five finalist in his only year on the WSL's top tour, Morgan Cibilic has finally sealed a return - alongside two other Aussies - after years of trying.

Australian surfers shine at iconic Banzai Pipeline

Callum Robson and Morgan Cibilic have starred at the Challenger series event in Hawaii, taking a big step towards returning to surfing's Championship Tour.

Surf gods smile as Day retires with sixth Iron title

The retiring Ali Day survived two tense elimination races then shot clear in the final to win a sixth Iron Series title in a fairytale finish on his home beach.

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Flame flickers as Day chases six-and-out ironman finish

The retiring Ali Day will hunt a sixth Iron Series title when the tour concludes at Miami on the Gold Coast.

Lifesaving Games push as Ali prepares to call it a Day

Ali Day will retire as one of surf lifesaving's most successful athletes, hopeful those who come after him benefit from the profile boost of an Olympic debut.

Aussie surfers make waves at junior world titles

Australians Dane Henry and Isla Huppatz are junior world surfing champions after claiming titles in the Philippines.

'Fading away': inside the ride to save Aussie surf film

Searching garages and cupboards across the country and the Tasman, Jolyon Hoff has restored hours of rusting film reels in a bid to preserve surfing history.

Aussie surf legend locks in tour return

Stephanie Gilmore will take up a World Surf League wildcard with the eight-time world champion returning to the tour in 2026 after a two-year hiatus.

Surf star reveals painful injury in Olympic medal win

Australia's top-ranked male surfer Jack Robinson has had surgery after struggling with a knee injury during his Paris Olympics silver medal-winning feat.

Aussies rule the waves with another world surfing crown

Australia's Kai Ellice-Flint has won his maiden world title, clinching the men's longboard crown with victory in the World Surf League final in El Salvador.

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