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Chas Smith

articles/2015/10/11/the-olympics-made-surfing-lame-somehow/151010-smith-surfing-tease_heqdcy

The Olympics Made Surfing Lame, Somehow

Surfing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will happen on machine-generated, ‘stationary’ waves, ensuring whoever the winner is won’t necessarily be the best surfer in the world.

Chas Smith

articles/2015/07/19/how-mick-fanning-punched-that-shark/150719-smith-shark-attack-tease_p8eolr
Shark Tank

How Mick Fanning Punched That Shark

The legendary pro surfer evaded his sport’s first-ever shark attack on Sunday. Here’s how he did it.

Chas Smith

Reunion Tragedy

Surfer Paradise Seized by Killer Sharks

Elio Canestri, a 13-year-old surf prodigy, was killed in an area where there’s nothing left for sharks to eat but the surfers.

Chas Smith

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