Gilmore out for 2024
It’s a World Champ mass exodus. Just a week after Carissa Moore made the announcement that she’d finish up her time on tour after Pipeline, today news broke that the 8x World Champ Steph Gilmore will also be taking a break.
“I am planning to take this tour season off as a refresh for myself physically, mentally, and to enjoy following swells and free surfing in new places. I have some projects and trips I want to do, which haven’t been possible while traveling for the tour season” —Stephanie Gilmore.
With the first event less than a week away and two of the best female surfers on the planet withdrawing from the season, there is both a massive opportunity for the up-and-coming young ladies to make their move and questions as to just what is happening to the tour. Changing of the guard or is this just the beginning of big changes in professional surfing to come. We’ll see. Either way, we’ll miss watching Steph and Carissa a lot.
Watch Steph in our new movie Surf Film 2.
Steph said she plans travel and work on various projects during the 2024 season and intends to make her return to full time competition in 2025, but thats’ a ways away.
WSL’s Chief of Sport, Jessi Miley-Dyer gave her full support of Steph taking the year off to focus on herself and looks forward to her return in 2025.
““I am still passionate and dedicated to competing, and I have goals and dreams that I am still chasing - I’m excited for something fresh this year and I look forward to returning to competition in 2025.””
[Above photograph: Steph Gilmore in Saquarema for Rolling Stone]
