Carving a Niche for Women, Carissa Moore Shares ‘Empowering’ Advice

Surfing has been a sport that has a unique audience that loves the thrill of riding the thunderous waves, and the United States has been a leading nation in providing the world with some of the most legendary surfers. Carissa Moore is surely one such name who has been an absolute dominant force for years and has proved herself at the Olympics as well.

The 31-year-old athlete, who hails from Hawaii, has empowered many women in the world to take up surfing as their career after her podium finish at the Tokyo Olympics. Post-Tokyo triumph, Moore also became the first-ever winner of an Olympic Gold Medal in women’s short board surfing. Now the surfer has some insightful advice to share with the women out there, and she has also expressed her gratitude to the ones who have inspired her.

Pioneering the waves: Carissa Moore is a surfing messiah for women all over

The Honolulu native sat down for an interview with Team USA’s Woman to Woman special on their YouTube channel. The athlete opened up about surfing and especially the women that she has inspired lately. When asked what she had to share about the sisterhood and the women in surfing, the five-time world champion stated, “I was one of the ones in the lineup as a woman, and now when I go to any of my favorite spots at home, there’s a handful of women or young girls.” Moore surely has blazed the trail in women’s surfing, and she has been an absolute treat to watch for her fans.

The surfer also added that she is truly inspired by her peers and the strong women that she encounters every day. The Olympic gold medalist also gave advice to the athletes who don’t have access to surfing and said that “there is no such thing as a perfect mold” and they should not put much pressure on themselves and have fun with things that are out of their comfort zone. Furthermore, Carissa Moore also had to give advice to herself and also talked about her Paris qualifications.

A personal nugget of wisdom divulged

When questioned about advice that she would give to her younger self, she said that she would suggest young Moore to have more fun without stressing out so much. The surfer hall of fame inductee also doesn’t want to be compared with anyone, which she thinks takes the joy away, and she wants to be the best version of herself every day without worrying much about things.

The reigning Olympic champion will be seen defending her title in Paris this July, and she has also expressed her desire to bid adieu to her decorated career after the event. Tahiti will be the last destination of Carissa Moore’s professional surfing career, and she will be giving her best at the competitions, she concludes.

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