- Vahine Fierro, resident of Olympic surfing venue Tahiti, represents France as the gold medal betting favorite with +275 odds.
- Fierro won the Tahiti Pro surf competition over the likes of Caitlin Simmers (+500), Brisa Hennessy (+600), and the rest of the surfers in the top 10 for betting odds.
- Caroline Marks of the United States is the best bet to knock off Fierro in her familiar Teahupo’o waves with +600 odds.
TAHITI – The betting favorite for the Women’s Surfing gold medal will compete in familiar territory, her hometown of Teahupo’o on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. Known as the “Queen of Teahupo’o”, Vahine Fierro has +275 Olympic betting odds to claim gold for France.
Women’s Gold Medal Winner
- Vahine Fierro (FRA) +275
- Caitlin Simmers (USA) +500
- Brisa Hennessy (CRC) +600
- Caroline Marks (USA) +600
- Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) +800
- Molly Picklum (AUS) +900
- Carissa Moore (USA) +1000
- Johanne Defay (FRA) +1400
- Tyler Wright (AUS) +1400
- Luana Silva (BRA) +4000
- Sol Aguirre (PER) +5000
- Sarah Baum (RSA) +6600
- Teresa Bonvalot (POR) +6600
- Yolanda Sequeira (POR) +10000
- Nadia Erostabe (ESP) +15000
- Candelaria Resano (NSA) +20000
- Taina Hinckel (BRA) +20000
- Janire Gonzalez (ESP) +25000
- Shino Matsuda (JPN) +30000
- Anat Lelior (ISR) +50000
- Camilla Kemp (GER) +50000
- Saffi Vette (NZL) +50000
- Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (CAN) +50000
- Yang Siqi (CHN) +50000
Fierro has a big advantage over the competition with familiarity of the dangerous and massive waves produced at Teahupo’o. She proved it at the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro surf competition, taking home first place and finishing as the only surfer with at least two excellent heats (score of at least 16.00).
Simmers (+500), Marks (+600), Best Bets To Knock Off Fierro
Caitlin Simmers of the United States has the next-shortest Olympic surfing betting (+500) as the No. 1 ranked surfer on the Women’s Championship Tour. However, she finished ninth at the Tahiti Pro despite having three wins on the Women’s Championship Tour this season.
Caroline Marks is the second-ranked surfer on the Women’s Championship Tour and has the better track record in Teahupo’o. Her +600 Summer Olympics betting odds are valuable considering she is the 2023 Tahiti Pro champion and finished third in this year’s event.