As the Paris Olympics surfing finals were decided by the presence or absence of waves, netizens are responding that luck plays a bigger role than skill.

On the 6th (Korean time), in the men’s surfing finals held in Tahiti, French Polynesia, Cowley Bast (France) won the gold medal with 17.67 points, beating Jack Robinson (Australia) by a wide margin with 7.83 points. In

the Olympic surfing event, each athlete rides two waves in a limited time, and the two scores are added together to determine the ranking.

Cowley Bast and Jack Robinson, who met in the finals, successfully rode the first wave.

However, their fortunes diverged in the second wave.

While Bast safely rode the second wave, Jack Robinson was unable to ride the second wave for about 20 minutes, and there were no waves suitable for surfing.

Robinson eventually failed to ride the second wave and received zero points when the time limit expired. Netizens responded, “It seems like medals are determined by whether a good wave comes at the right time, rather than the athlete’s skill level.” On the 6th, a post titled “Isn’t that fair?” was posted on an online community, receiving much sympathy. In the post, netizens responded, “One athlete rode the wave twice, and the other athlete fell because the wave didn’t come. Is that right?”, “Luck plays too much role”, “I don’t understand why there is a time limit in an event where you must ride a wave.” Other articles pointing out similar content received responses such as, “(Surfing) is not a sport in that it is subject to natural luck.” On the other hand, Song Min, the coach of the Korean national surfing team, explained during the broadcast, “Even while waiting for a wave, there is a need to fight for position, and the ability of a player is to hit first and ride the wave in the best position. Catching a good wave cannot be considered purely luck.” 파워볼사이트