Caroline Marks of Brevard County wins surfing gold at Paris Olympics: “Beyond all my wildest dreams”
Posted on: August 29, 2024
As Seen in CBS News
Caroline Marks from the United States won the women’s surfing gold medal while French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men’s surfing on Monday at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti.
Cheers and tears erupted from boats floating near the wave and crowds of spectators along the shore as the men’s final match ended in the afternoon. Vaast pumped his arms into the air in victory after beating Jack Robinson from Australia, who received the silver medal.
“I don’t really realize it, but I just made history,” said Vaast. “I can’t be prouder to represent Tahiti and France at home.”
The women’s gold medal match ended about 30 minutes later, with Marks beating Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil, who was awarded the silver medal.
“Your whole life goes into a moment like this,” Marks said with a gold medal hanging around her neck. “It’s beyond all my wildest dreams.”
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