In terms of the sporting competitors, it felt like the end of an era. There is a long list of stars who either have discussed retirement

Gabriel Medina (Brazil) scored a brilliant 9.9 surf to set up a clash with Joao Chianca (Brazil) who scored 18.1 overall. 

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Carissa Moore (United States) is already in the hall of fame and will be looking to add to her Tokyo Olympic title.

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Stephanie Gilmore got the best score of 14.50 in the heats. The big surprise came as she lost in the round of sixteen to Bianca Buitendag