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{{Short description|French Polynesian Surfer}}
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{{Infobox surfer
|name=Kauli Vaast
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|2|26|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Vairao]], [[Tahiti]], [[French Polynesia]]
|residence=[[Teahupo'o]], Tahiti, French Polynesia
|stance=Goofy
|height=176 cm
|weight=70 kg
|sponsors=[[Red Bull]], [[Quiksilver]]
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Men's [[surfing]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition| [[Surfing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition| [[World Surfing Games|World Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2023 ISA World Surfing Games|2023 La Bocana]]|Team}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2024 ISA World Surfing Games|2024 Arecibo]]|Team}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2024 ISA World Surfing Games|2024 Arecibo]]|Men}}
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'''Kaali Vaast''' (born February 26, 2002)<ref name=":0" /> is a [[French Polynesia|French Polynesian]] professional [[Surfing|surfer]]. He [[Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified for the 2024 Olympic games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2023 |title=2023 ISA World Surfing Games: these surfers qualified for Paris 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/surfers-qualification-quota-paris-2024-africa-asia-europe-oceania |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607150331/https://olympics.com/en/news/surfers-qualification-quota-paris-2024-africa-asia-europe-oceania |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
'''Kauli Vaast''' (born 26 February 2002)<ref name=":0" /> is a [[French people|French]] professional [[Surfing|surfer]] from [[French Polynesia]]. He [[Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games]], where [[Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|he won the gold medal in the men's competition]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2023 |title=2023 ISA World Surfing Games: these surfers qualified for Paris 2024 |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/surfers-qualification-quota-paris-2024-africa-asia-europe-oceania |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607150331/https://olympics.com/en/news/surfers-qualification-quota-paris-2024-africa-asia-europe-oceania |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>

{{Infobox surfer|name=Kauli Vaast|birth_date={{birth date and age|2002|2|26}}|birth_place=[[Vairao]], Tahiti, French Polynesia, France|residence=[[Teahupo'o]], Tahiti, French Polynesia, France|stance=Goofy|height=176 cm|weight=70 kg|sponsors=[[Red Bull]], [[Quiksilver]]}}


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Vaast was born in [[Vairao]]. He has two younger siblings, a sister and a brother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VAAST Kauli |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kauli-vaast_1567361 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/xSypG |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> His sister, Aelan, is also a professional surfer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-15 |title=Aelan and Kauli Vaast Win 2022 Azores Pro Junior |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/507848/aelan-and-kauli-vaast-win-2022-azores-pro-junior |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=August |date=2022-10-27 |title=Introducing: Teahupo'o's Next Woman In Line |url=https://stabmag.com/elsewhere/aelan-vaast-teauhpoo-blue-lines/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Stab Mag |language=en-US}}</ref> Vaast first rode on a surfboard with his father when he was four years old, and began surfing on his own when he was six. When he was eight, Vaast surfed [[Teahupoʻo|Teahupo'o]] for the first time, and won a local surfing competition, motivating him to train competitively as a surfer in France.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title=Come meet Teahupo’o standout and gold medal favorite Kauli Vaast |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/get-to-know-kauli-vaast-career-portrait |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref>
Vaast was born in the town of [[Vairao]] on the island of [[Tahiti]] in [[French Polynesia]]. He has two younger siblings, a sister and a brother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VAAST Kauli |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kauli-vaast_1567361 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240729012115/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kauli-vaast_1567361 |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> His sister, Aelan, is also a professional surfer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-15 |title=Aelan and Kauli Vaast win 2022 Azores Pro Junior |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/507848/aelan-and-kauli-vaast-win-2022-azores-pro-junior |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=World Surf League }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=August |date=2022-10-27 |title=Introducing: Teahupo'o Next Woman In Line |url=https://stabmag.com/elsewhere/aelan-vaast-teauhpoo-blue-lines/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Stab Mag }}</ref> Vaast first rode on a surfboard with his father when he was four years old, and began surfing on his own when he was six. When he was eight, Vaast surfed [[Teahupoʻo|Teahupo'o]] for the first time, and won a local surfing competition, motivating him to train competitively as a surfer in France.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title=Come meet Teahupo'o standout and gold medal favorite Kauli Vaast |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/get-to-know-kauli-vaast-career-portrait |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Red Bull }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Vaast is a three-time WSL European Junior Champion (2017, 2019, and 2020).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Vaast is a three-time WSL European Junior Champion (2017, 2019, and 2020).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


In 2019, Vaast was victorious against Hawaiian surfer Tyler Newton at the 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials, winning a wildcard appearance at [[Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Kauli Vaast wins 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials |url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/kauli-vaast-wins-2019-tahiti-pro-trials |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729220701/https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/kauli-vaast-wins-2019-tahiti-pro-trials |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=SurferToday.com}}</ref> There, he advanced to the Round of 16, where he was defeated by [[Jérémy Florès]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Kauli Vaast Surfer Bio {{!}} Age, Height, Videos & Results |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/8990/kauli-vaast |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, Vaast was victorious against Hawaiian surfer Tyler Newton at the 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials, winning a wildcard appearance at [[Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Kauli Vaast wins 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials |url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/kauli-vaast-wins-2019-tahiti-pro-trials |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729220701/https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/kauli-vaast-wins-2019-tahiti-pro-trials |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=SurferToday.com}}</ref> There, he advanced to the Round of 16, where he was defeated by [[Jérémy Florès]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Kauli Vaast Surfer Bio {{!}} Age, Height, Videos & Results |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/8990/kauli-vaast |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=World Surf League }}</ref>


Vaast placed second in the Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2022, behind [[Miguel Pupo]].<ref name=":2" />
Vaast placed second in the Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2022, behind [[Miguel Pupo]].<ref name=":2" />


In 2023, he made his first WQS win in [[Morocco]], at the Rip Curl Pro Search Taghazout Bay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Hopkins, Vaast Claim Moroccan QS 3,000 Titles |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/512383/hopkins-vaast-claim-moroccan-qs-3-000-titles |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, he made his first WQS win in [[Morocco]], at the Rip Curl Pro Search Taghazout Bay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Hopkins, Vaast Claim Moroccan QS 3,000 Titles |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/512383/hopkins-vaast-claim-moroccan-qs-3-000-titles |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=World Surf League }}</ref>


Vaast qualified for the 2024 Olympics at the [[2023 ISA World Surfing Games]], defeating Spanish surfer Gonzalo Gutiérrez to claim the European slot.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-06-07 |title=Gold Medals, Olympic Qualification and Incredible Surfing for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games Finals Day |url=https://isasurf.org/gold-medals-olympic-qualification-and-incredible-surfing-for-2023-surf-city-el-salvador-isa-world-surfing-games-finals-day/ |url-status=live |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=International Surfing Association |language=en-US}}</ref>
Vaast qualified for the 2024 Olympics at the [[2023 ISA World Surfing Games]], defeating Spanish surfer Gonzalo Gutiérrez to claim the European slot.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-06-07 |title=Gold Medals, Olympic Qualification and Incredible Surfing for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games Finals Day |url=https://isasurf.org/gold-medals-olympic-qualification-and-incredible-surfing-for-2023-surf-city-el-salvador-isa-world-surfing-games-finals-day/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=International Surfing Association }}</ref>


As a replacement for [[Ítalo Ferreira]], who withdrew due to injury, Vaast placed fifth in the [[Billabong Pro Teahupoo|SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro 2023]], behind [[Leonardo Fioravanti (surfer)|Leonardo Fioravanti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eckardt |first=Jade |date=2023-08-04 |title=WSL Names Vahine Fierro as Wildcard, Kauli Vaast to Replace Ferreira in Shiseido Tahiti Pro |url=https://www.surfer.com/news/wsl-fierro-vaast-tahiti |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Surfer |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
As a replacement for [[Ítalo Ferreira]], who withdrew due to injury, Vaast placed fifth in the [[Billabong Pro Teahupoo|SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro 2023]], behind [[Leonardo Fioravanti (surfer)|Leonardo Fioravanti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eckardt |first=Jade |date=2023-08-04 |title=WSL Names Vahine Fierro as Wildcard, Kauli Vaast to replace Ferreira in Shiseido Tahiti Pro |url=https://www.surfer.com/news/wsl-fierro-vaast-tahiti |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Surfer }}</ref><ref name=":2" />


At the [[2024 ISA World Surfing Games]], Vaast won the bronze medal, placing behind [[Gabriel Medina]] and [[Ramzi Boukhiam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curbelo |first=Santiago |date=2024-03-04 |title=Medina Takes Brazil to Team World Championship, Fitzgibbons Wins Unprecedented Fourth Gold Medal at 2024 ISA World Surfing Games |url=https://isasurf.org/medina-takes-brazil-to-team-world-championship-fitzgibbons-wins-unprecedented-fourth-gold-medal-at-2024-isa-world-surfing-games/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=International Surfing Association |language=en-US}}</ref>
At the [[2024 ISA World Surfing Games]], Vaast won the bronze medal, placing behind [[Gabriel Medina]] and [[Ramzi Boukhiam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curbelo |first=Santiago |date=2024-03-04 |title=Medina Takes Brazil to Team World Championship, Fitzgibbons Wins Unprecedented Fourth Gold Medal at 2024 ISA World Surfing Games |url=https://isasurf.org/medina-takes-brazil-to-team-world-championship-fitzgibbons-wins-unprecedented-fourth-gold-medal-at-2024-isa-world-surfing-games/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=International Surfing Association }}</ref>


Vaast competed in the [[Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's shortboard|2024 Paris Summer Olympics men's shortboard event]].<ref name="vaast-ioc">{{cite web |title=Kauli VAAST |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kauli-vaast |publisher=Paris 2024 |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>
Vaast won the [[Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's shortboard|2024 Paris Summer Olympics men's shortboard event.]]<ref name="vaast-ioc">{{cite web |title=Kauli VAAST |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/kauli-vaast |publisher=Paris 2024 |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>


== Sponsorships ==
== Sponsorships ==
In 2024, Vaast was appointed as a brand ambassador for Dior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diderich |first=Joelle |date=2024-01-09 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Dior Taps French Surfer Kauli Vaast Ahead of Paris Olympics |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/french-surfer-kauli-vaast-dior-brand-ambassador-paris-olympics-1236114110/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierson |first=Dashel |date=2024-01-09 |title=Tahitian Surfer Kauli Vaast Joins French Fashion House Dior |url=https://www.surfer.com/news/tahitian-surfer-kauli-vaast-joins-french-fashion-house-dior |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Surfer |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, Vaast was appointed as a brand ambassador for the French fashion brand [[Dior]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diderich |first=Joelle |date=2024-01-09 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Dior Taps French Surfer Kauli Vaast Ahead of Paris Olympics |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/french-surfer-kauli-vaast-dior-brand-ambassador-paris-olympics-1236114110/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=WWD }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierson |first=Dashel |date=2024-01-09 |title=Tahitian Surfer Kauli Vaast Joins French Fashion House Dior |url=https://www.surfer.com/news/tahitian-surfer-kauli-vaast-joins-french-fashion-house-dior |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Surfer }}</ref>


== Results ==
== Results ==
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| style="text-align:center" |[[2020 World Surf League|2020]]||Junior Pro Espinho||[[Espinho]], [[Porto]]
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| style="text-align:center" |[[2019 World Surf League|2019]]||Papara Pro Junior Tahiti||[[Paparā]], [[Tahiti]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[2019 World Surf League|2019]]||Papara Pro Junior Tahiti||[[Paparā]], [[Tahiti]]
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| style="text-align:center" |[[2018 World Surf League|2018]]||Papara Pro Junior Tahiti||[[Paparā]], [[Tahiti]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[2018 World Surf League|2018]]||Papara Pro Junior Tahiti||[[Paparā]], [[Tahiti]]
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| style="text-align:center" |[[2017 World Surf League|2017]]||Junior Pro Biscarrosse||[[Biscarrosse]], [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]
| style="text-align:center" |[[2017 World Surf League|2017]]||Junior Pro Biscarrosse||[[Biscarrosse]], [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]]
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== References ==


==Awards and honours==
; Orders
*[[Legion of Honour|Knight of the Legion of Honour]]: 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000050251619 |title=Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur |date=23 September 2024 |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>

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== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{Olympics.com|kauli-vaast}}

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Latest revision as of 22:37, 3 November 2024

Kauli Vaast
Personal information
Born (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22)
Vairao, Tahiti, French Polynesia
ResidenceTeahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Surfing career
SponsorsRed Bull, Quiksilver
Surfing specifications
StanceGoofy
Medal record
Men's surfing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Shortboard
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 La Bocana Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Arecibo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Arecibo Men

Kauli Vaast (born 26 February 2002)[1] is a French professional surfer from French Polynesia. He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games, where he won the gold medal in the men's competition.[2]

Early life

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Vaast was born in the town of Vairao on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. He has two younger siblings, a sister and a brother.[1] His sister, Aelan, is also a professional surfer.[3][4] Vaast first rode on a surfboard with his father when he was four years old, and began surfing on his own when he was six. When he was eight, Vaast surfed Teahupo'o for the first time, and won a local surfing competition, motivating him to train competitively as a surfer in France.[5]

Career

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Vaast is a three-time WSL European Junior Champion (2017, 2019, and 2020).[1][5]

In 2019, Vaast was victorious against Hawaiian surfer Tyler Newton at the 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials, winning a wildcard appearance at Tahiti Pro Teahupo'o 2019.[6] There, he advanced to the Round of 16, where he was defeated by Jérémy Florès.[7]

Vaast placed second in the Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2022, behind Miguel Pupo.[7]

In 2023, he made his first WQS win in Morocco, at the Rip Curl Pro Search Taghazout Bay.[8]

Vaast qualified for the 2024 Olympics at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games, defeating Spanish surfer Gonzalo Gutiérrez to claim the European slot.[9]

As a replacement for Ítalo Ferreira, who withdrew due to injury, Vaast placed fifth in the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro 2023, behind Leonardo Fioravanti.[10][7]

At the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, Vaast won the bronze medal, placing behind Gabriel Medina and Ramzi Boukhiam.[11]

Vaast won the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics men's shortboard event.[12]

Sponsorships

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In 2024, Vaast was appointed as a brand ambassador for the French fashion brand Dior.[13][14]

Results

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Victories

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WQS Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2023 Rip Curl Pro Search Taghazout Bay Anchor Point, Taghazout Bay  Morocco
Juniors Tour
Year Event Venue Country
2020 Junior Pro Espinho Espinho, Porto  Portugal
2019 Caparica Surf Fest Junior Pro Praia de Caparica, Lisbon  Portugal
2019 Papara Pro Junior Tahiti Paparā, Tahiti  French Polynesia ( France)
2018 Papara Pro Junior Tahiti Paparā, Tahiti  French Polynesia ( France)
2017 Junior Pro Biscarrosse Biscarrosse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France

Awards and honours

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Orders

References

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  1. ^ a b c "VAAST Kauli". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 ISA World Surfing Games: these surfers qualified for Paris 2024". Olympics.com. June 7, 2023. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Aelan and Kauli Vaast win 2022 Azores Pro Junior". World Surf League. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ Howell, August (2022-10-27). "Introducing: Teahupo'o Next Woman In Line". Stab Mag. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ a b "Come meet Teahupo'o standout and gold medal favorite Kauli Vaast". Red Bull. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. ^ "Kauli Vaast wins 2019 Tahiti Pro Trials". SurferToday.com. August 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Kauli Vaast Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". World Surf League. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  8. ^ "Hopkins, Vaast Claim Moroccan QS 3,000 Titles". World Surf League. 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  9. ^ "Gold Medals, Olympic Qualification and Incredible Surfing for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games Finals Day". International Surfing Association. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  10. ^ Eckardt, Jade (2023-08-04). "WSL Names Vahine Fierro as Wildcard, Kauli Vaast to replace Ferreira in Shiseido Tahiti Pro". Surfer. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  11. ^ Curbelo, Santiago (2024-03-04). "Medina Takes Brazil to Team World Championship, Fitzgibbons Wins Unprecedented Fourth Gold Medal at 2024 ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  12. ^ "Kauli VAAST". Paris 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ^ Diderich, Joelle (2024-01-09). "EXCLUSIVE: Dior Taps French Surfer Kauli Vaast Ahead of Paris Olympics". WWD. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  14. ^ Pierson, Dashel (2024-01-09). "Tahitian Surfer Kauli Vaast Joins French Fashion House Dior". Surfer. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  15. ^ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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