"Very unfortunate news."
World number two Caroline Marks has told fans she ain’t gonna be on the bird to Sydney tonight after testing positive for COVID-19, a gritty lil disease that has otherwise shut down international travel and torn hell out of ol peoples’ withered air bags.
Taking to Instagram, Marks, who is nineteen and was 2018’s rookie of the year, told her 179,000 fans,
“Some very unfortunate news, I tested positive for Covid-19. I will not be making the charter flight to Austrailia tonight. I am following all the Covid protocols and do expect to be competing when I’m cleared. I want to wish all the WSL competitors and staff a safe flight. I’ll Keep everyone posted.”
It ain’t a tour without the best of the title contenders and Marks, at forefront of an advancing army of wild talents that’ll clean out the existing roster, is still a favourite to win the crown, the addition of events at Teahupoo and Pipeline considered to her advantage.
As Longtom wrote eight months ago when the tour changes were announced, “The gals are back in Teahupoo. A brave, bold move. Which will likely deliver copious laydays, zero-point heat totals and a Caroline Marks dynasty into the forseeable future.”
Various world champions, including Stephanie Gilmore, Mick Fanning, Lisa Andersen and Italo Ferriera all posted kind words in the comment pane.
“That sucks. Chin up. Get healthy and get over here!” wrote three-timer Mick.
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500k dead. That number? You’re cool with that? Is that a scam? If so it’s a very effective one.
Hush shit eating beetle, we can smell your breath thru the screen of our phones …….
you remind me of the lady who dominates the old rogan board.
Damn, I’m really going to miss watching that mid-face backhand top turn of hers that the judges get so wet about!
Such a scam….clown world. Even if she has it (unlikely as she has no symptoms) her chances of dying or transmitting to a fellow competitor and them dying are pretty much zero. But the world is filled with true believers like Dung beetle below. True zealots.
Yeah those like me who believe in reality
Wait. She flys on chartered planes? To Aus? That would cost a fortune. She flys commercial, no?
I think they all need to board the plane of doom together in LA.
Yeah, for like 7K or something? Anyway, if she can still make it later doesnt that mean she can fly in on her own later? Then why the compulsary expensive charter for everyone else?
fake news, it is:
Economy: $2,500
Premium economy: $4,000
Business: $6,000
but surely the wsl flight is still not the only way to fly in, quarantine and surf the tour contests?
You know it takes longer to go up north,the long way.
That’s wrong the PCR test has lots of false negatives not false positives.
Better luck next time conspiracy guy.
Uh, no. PCR has more false poz’s. Antigen more false negs. Why on earth she wouldn’t do antigen…
Dude this is literally solved by a google search you fucking moron
Who did she piss off and how did they fake the results?
No wonder Kelly, he of virus questioning, didn’t want to participate in the inevitable bullshit surrounding this.
Did Mick really win 3 titles?
Fuck me, everyone else must’ve been surfing shit those years
Bloody well observed.
Not as bad as Adriano winning one at least. Seventy percent surfing all year.
Charged Teahupoo and Pipe with valor.
Fully deserved that title.
Best competitor by far that year, and it is a competition, not a free surf
What’s not to like about the little plumber? Every heat was a David and Goliath story. He reinvented himself, learned to draw out his turns and how to pack a heaving left. The most inspirational surfer of his era.
The meat in the Brazzo world champ sandwich!!
Your wet dream
There’s not a single memorable moment of Adriano’s surfing from that entire year. Except maybe that shot where he was caught inside at Main Break. I don’t understand how he won.
He didn’t fall, that’s about it. Both Robbo and Kerr should have beaten him at pipe to prevent the catastrophe.
Not to mention Medina falling over and still getting the score to beat Mick. Or the JBay final being cancelled when either Mick or Julian would’ve jumped to #1 spot from the win (vs getting =2nd). Or finals day being called off at the Box (where JJF would’ve smoked everyone).
Slater went full retard by having a 5’10” or something as his backup board in twelve foot margs also.
Should’ve been 4.
Ah shit, wish Caroline all the best
That Caroline Marks Robot was wearing a Red Bull necklace.
looks like she’s made of wax
More like Steph, Tyler, Sally et al banged the tester to make sure poor young Caro got a false positive to stymie her chances at whipping them.
Hobbled I say, hobbled…
Imagine the vomit in his mouth when Steph made the offer….
Nah…Steph is cute.
Don’t lie you would.
I guess they flew all the way to the states, and endured another 2 weeks of lockdown, just for that purpose, did they?
In slightly adjacent pro women’s/EJC/juicy peaches news, she’s on 60minutes tonight DR. Full wrap up to cum tomozza?
Solid journalism
Empowering women vs a dose of the old moralising narrative. Intriguing, but only scratched the surface compared to the deep dives conducted at Beachgrit.
WSL news is always positive.
I’ll take her place. I’ll borrow the wife’s swimming cozzie and plaster Hurluley stickers all over my collection of unsuitable boards.
Not that I surf remotely well, but I thought people could have fun playing drinking games. Every time I fail to catch a wave you take a shot. If I go arse-over-tit you have two.
If I catch a wave and stand up, you put 50 cents in a kitty for me. If you arrive at the beach with $5. You’ll probably go home with $4.50.