September 13, 2026

Final Six Set in Both Girls Divisions as World Junior Surfing Championship Reaches Finals Day

Final Six Set in Both Girls Divisions as World Junior Surfing Championship Reaches Finals Day

The girls’ fields at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship were reduced to their final six Saturday in El Salvador, setting up one last morning of competition for the U16 and U18 world titles.

Girls U18 will enter Finals Day with surfers from five different countries still alive. Argentina’s Victoria Muñoz Larreta, Japan’s Kanon Takahashi and the Netherlands’ Zoie Zietz advanced into one semifinal, while Brazil’s Luara Mandelli joined Australians Leihani Zoric and Stella Green in the other. Australia is the only nation with two surfers remaining in the division, giving it multiple paths to the championship heat.

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