Vogue | Gold Medalist Surfer Carissa Moore Is Ready for the Olympics, And Everything After

Dawn had barely broken on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, but Carissa Moore’s energy was virtually infectious. Even at 6:30 a.m., the 31-year-old world champion surfer seemed game for anything—including a 6:30 a.m. phone call. “I woke up half an hour ago. I made myself a cup of matcha. I’m ready,” she said. In a few days, Moore will compete as one of the five surfers representing the United States at this year’s Summer Olympics. This is only the second time the sport has been included in the official programming of the Olympics, yet when Vogue spoke to her earlier this summer, any inkling of stress or anxiousness was undetectable in the upbeat tone of her voice. …

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