Riding the wave to history: B.C. teen first Canadian surfer to qualify for Olympics | CBC Radio
Thanks to an appearance in the final of the 2023 Pan Am Games, 18-year-old Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has become the first Canadian surfer to qualify for the Olympics.
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Thanks to an appearance in the final of the 2023 Pan Am Games, 18-year-old Sanoa Dempfle-Olin has become the first Canadian surfer to qualify for the Olympics.