In surfing, Vaast and Defay were picked up, all the French in 8th. Tahitian Kauli Vaast joined the other surfers of the French team on Sunday in Tahiti, all qualified for the round of 16. Kauli Vaast (14.03), who excels when the swell rises at Teahupo’o, maneuvered on 1.20m waves, modest for this spot, and beat Australian Matthew McGillivray (10.67). He chained deep tubes and also allowed himself an aerial 360° and a “superman”, a figure in which the surfer, in the air, no longer holds his board except by his hands. “I didn’t do it for the photographers, I almost killed myself on the rocks, but it was okay, and I was happy to get the feeling back,” said the Tahitian who had returned to earth.
Source: www.liberation.fr
