A sad day for professional surf fans everywhere.
Professional French surfer and heartthrob, Jeremy Flores, has officially announced his retirement from the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.
Peu de temps après sa participation aux Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo, au côté du surfeur polynésien Michel Bourez, Jérémy Flores a annoncé sur les réseaux sociaux son retrait du monde du surf. Il participera à sa dernière compétition en tant que professionnel lors de la Tahiti Pro, du 24 août au 3 septembre.
“Je ne prends pas ma retraite, je passe à autre chose, un nouveau chapitre”, écrit le surfeur sur son compte Instagram. Il y confit vouloir se consacrer pleinement à sa famille. Déjà père d’une petite fille avec sa compagne, Hinarani Delongeaux, Miss Tahiti 2012, Jérémy Flores attend un nouvel enfant. “Depuis que je suis devenu Papa, mes priorités ont complètement changé, je veux être à 100% présent pour ma famille”, partage-t-il.
Translation:
After participating in the Jewish Olympics of Tokyo, coast of surfer Polynesian Michel Bourez, Jeremy Flores has announced, with reasons of social restraint, from the world of surf. The participation of the last competition ever of professional lords of the Tahiti Pro from 24 ragout to 3 September.
“I need to pretend I’m restrained and choose a new chapter,” drew the surfer on his jam-like Instagram. Duck confit would compliment his family. Maybe a small steak with champagne. Hinarani Delongeau, Miss Tahiti 2012, Jeremy Flores attend a novel infant. “After becoming a devilishly good-looking papa, my priorities are to compliment change and 100% give presents to my family.”
Flores will be greatly missed. His skill in large waves and fiery personality will not be replaced as younger up-and-coming pros did not have to learn the game over razor sharp reefs and hungry sharks of Reunion Island.
I remember meeting the two-time Pipeline Master at the then-Quiksilver headquarters Huntington Beach. We discussed making a short film together and I don’t recall what happened to the stillborn project. He had piercing eyes, a confident ease, a very unmistakable je ne sais quoi. Our short film would have inspired.
A sad day for us but a happy one for Flores’ family who will be bathed in gifts.
Correction.
Apparently my French is not what it used to be and the proper translation reads:
Shortly after his participation in the Tokyo Olympics, alongside Polynesian surfer Michel Bourez, Jérémy Flores announced on social networks his withdrawal from the world of surfing. He will participate in his last competition as a professional during the Tahiti Pro, from August 24 to September 3.
I’m not retiring, I’m moving on, a new chapter ”, writes the surfer on his Instagram account. He confessed to wanting to devote himself fully to his family. Already the father of a little girl with his partner, Hinarani Delongeaux, Miss Tahiti 2012, Jérémy Flores is expecting a new child. “Since I became a Dad, my priorities have completely changed, I want to be 100% present for my family”, he shares.
Not so different, I suppose. Listen to the hero discuss life, surf, the better things here.
Thank god.
Does Miss Tahiti know Miss Coco.
33 seems young to be pulling the plug from my rear view mirror. Jeremy! You got almost a decade left if you can keep your head and body right. Love to know more about his exit strategy.
Jeremy spoke in French today
Jeremy spoke in French today
Could have done better on tour if he’d sorted out his boards, cunty attitude and tried to improve instead of getting angry, blaming judges, bashing kids at Burleigh. His boards have always been too narrow and never really looked right regardless of the shaper. He has been riding the same or very similar dimension for most of his career. Never really evolved as a surfer. Obviously I was /am a massive fan!
wow would that be a good trick on the world to hold an Israel Oly’s… holy shit it would fire up the senses, though. the US would be picking up the tab.
Well, scoring a blind 7th place finisher from the Hucks n Moles All Comers Pageant isn’t really something I’d want known.
But bex is bex, so there ya go.
Will he stop and sign an autograph for a poor young Mexican kid next week?
Add “best Aint that Swell” guest to his superb resume.
Thanks for the good times charger.
going to go find that one
Maybe if the WSL stopped having boring competitions in boring conditions, fewer pro’s would quit?
Also, give Jonah Hill a wildcard into trestles, he’s earned it.
Worse thing about the retirements is we most likely end up with a bunch of second tiers on the CT ie M Wright , J Robbo that otherwise would not make the cut in normal qualifications
Jack Robbo is second tier?
Fairly wild comment, but I’m no fan of Mikey
Well until he performs in a full CT event not just the odd heat in speccific waves and against a full fit top tier contingent yep T2
Jez would be a good addition to the commentary team. Calls it like it is and would freshen things up. Him and Stace and Laura would be a fresh look next year
Retiring or abandoning a sinking ship? Both?
Cheers to this dude, abysmal tour performances aside the guys surfing outside the tour is radical and always fun to watch. Good on ya Jeremy.
a couple pipes and a few in Europe I thinks.. not a bad career.. I liked looking at his draw in Tahiti, Pipe, Fiji.. always a good pick and a good underdog.. seemed to always knock out the Kanoa pretenders in waves of consequence.. but this is all “my” memory.. numbers won’t back me i thinks
I expected a reply like yours when making my original comment. I never said the dude didn’t have any good showings on tour, but not even you can argue that overall, he was very inconsistent in a competitive setting.
wasn’t a dig by any means amigo. just my feeling of his competitive journey. on tour he didn’t do well, probably not a high percentage of heat wins either. But a few big ones on the doc. that was all I was saying.
Cheers, didn’t mean to come off aggro. I’m actually a pretty big Jeremy fan and think he’s a radical surfer… always tried to catch his heats in hopes of witnessing the greatness I knew he was capable of. Bittersweet for me to see him move away from the tour for sure.
yes, another that is disappearing, and don’t get me wrong, I like the airs, but i like the big chargers more in heavy waves… and the TC like turn moments under the lip!! or even the Owen 20 at Tavi… those are the moments that sit in my mind.. A few heats of Jeremy are in there too.. i can see him beat Kelly I think at Pipe… but it may have been Medina… but it was so sick and raw.. not smooth and effortless.. peace
It would be very J-Flo like to steal a win in the last two events. Demonic tube skills.
It would be very typical if he got screwed by the judges and had a meltdown
GODDAM CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS
Seventh place are the best ones.
Good work Jezz.
Solid competitor.
I like a lotta things about J-Flo but very hard to let the water wash over his bully bash at Burleigh with Sunny. That aside, charger and good fuck-you attitude. Sadly, a young robot, perhaps likened to A-I, will likely fill the void
Ethan Ewing up and riding…
I wonder if EE is actually sick of the comparisons. Worse guys to be compared with I spose but I wonder if he laps it up or fu ken hates it. He fucken rips these days but seems clueless as to how to take his freesurfing into a contest. A.I was a master blaster there
Seth Moniz has an identical style
Moniz similar in rail and Slab game. But Jezza literally couldn’t do an air to save his career.
I’m no epidemiologist, but I can now spell epidemiologist.
This joke has long legs
It def appears to…but I’m no entomologist.