US EditionFlu, Fear and Barty: The Inside Story of Molly Picklum’s World Title Comeback
Molly Picklum secured her first world surfing title by winning two tour events and consistently finishing in the top five throughout the 2025 season, World Surf League said.
- On Tuesday, Australian Molly Picklum clinched her first world title at the World Surf League Finals in Fiji, defeating American Caroline Marks in a best-of-three final.
- After a dominant season, Molly Picklum made five event finals in the 2025 World Surf League season, winning two tours and finishing outside the top five only once.
- Picking up momentum, Picklum threaded an 8.83-point barrel with 25 minutes left to secure a 15.83-8.03 heat win and closed the decider with a 16.93 total as Caroline Marks, American surfer, struggled in her sixth heat.
- At just 22, Picklum becomes the first Australian world champion since Stephanie Gilmore in 2022, joining Australia's female world champions like Gilmore and Layne Beachley.
- Brazil's Yago Dora won the men's world title on Tuesday, reinforcing the Brazilian men's world-title streak with six of the last seven championships.
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Brazil and Australia won on Tuesday the World Surf League finals, a world surf elite championship, in the waves of the Cloudbreak spot in Fiji.
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Brazil's Dora, Australia's Picklum win first world titles in Fiji
Brazil's Yago Dora and Australian Molly Picklum surfed with power and precision to win their first world titles on Tuesday, taking out the WSL finals over Americans Griffin Colapinto and Caroline Marks in solid waves at Fiji's famed Cloudbreak reef. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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