Is Australia losing its grip on world surfing supremacy?

IS Australia losing its grip on world surfing supremacy and in danger of being overtaken as the number one country in surfing?

Strangely when Australia dominated both the men's and the women's ranks in surfing, it was a foregone conclusion that we were the best in a sport that wasn't considered global.

Since the era of Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson, suddenly there is the Brazilian storm domination.

Maybe the world caught up learning from Australia's domination in sports such as tennis.

According Rabbit Bartholomew in a story titled "The Slump" by Nick Carroll, the younger generation have lost hope as there's not enough highly rated World Qualifying events in Australia.

Whether it is a lack of hunger or just being out-surfed, the world tour will continue to play out and its anyone's guess right now who will finish on top.

Australia's challengers Callinan, Wilson, Carmichael, Wright and Buchan have a month to prepare for the next event at Teahupoo Tahiti.

Brazil's two-time world champion Gabriel Medina is back with renewed vigour and confidence after smashing J-Bay and his fellow Brazilian goofy foot Italo Ferreira.

https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/is-australia-losing-its-grip-on-world-surfing-supr/3786253/

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