Surfing Kanoa Igarashi is a runner-up for the American Audience Competition August 10th 17:03
Kanoa Igarashi, a surfing player who has confirmed his decision as a representative of the Tokyo Olympics, has participated in a competition held on September 9 in the United States with no spectators, as the competition has been suspended due to the new coronavirus.
For surfing, the world's highest tour tournament "Championship Tour" has been canceled all this season, such as being affected by the new coronavirus, the World Professional Surfing Federation that manages the tour is a top player for fans via the Internet etc. This time, we held a competition with no spectators in order to have you see the technique.
In addition to Igarashi, the legendary professional surfer Kelly Slater and last season's girls ranked No. 1 at the competition held at the artificial wave pool in California, USA. Top players from around the world, such as Carissa Moore from the United States, lined up.
The competition is held in the form of a pair of men and women competing for the total score, and Igarashi succeeds in "Aerial" to perform a technique in the air and shows a vivid riding through the wave tube. I earned points and became a runner-up.
Igarashi said, “I was able to experience the tension that is indispensable for a good performance for the first time in a long time.”