Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics

By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was underway just off the shore.

“Go, go, go!” one lanky teenager with sun-bleached hair yelled in French to another, sitting on their surfboards in the ocean. “Allez, allez!”

Seconds later, whoops and whistles of approval from other young surfers...