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Is This 13-Year-Old the Future of Women’s Surfing?

Surfer·Lucy Small·about 9 hours ago
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When you witness a generational talent, you just know. Thirteen-year-old Leihani Zoric, out of Broken Head, Australia, presents a pretty compelling case in her new edit called No Reception , directed by Chris Moore.

Zoric recently became the youngest ever U-18 ISA World Champion when she won at the World Junior Surfing Games in El Salvador in September after she was called up as a wildcard to the Australian team. Since then, Zoric has also been selected for the Australian open team for the World Surfing Games that will kick off next week in Peru alongside greatest of all time Stephanie Gilmore and two-time World Champion Tyler Wright.

Zoric’s win in El Salvador made her the first Indigenous Australian World Junior Surfing Champion.…

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