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# Surf Nation | The Road (or Waves) to the Olympics
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/doc-world/extras/doc-world-surf-nation-the-road-or-waves-to-the-olympics/
- Published: 2024-07-19T14:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:14:32.000Z
- Description: Head coach Grant Thomas explains what China wants to achieve with its National Surf Team.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Doc World, #ZZZ_Show_9465c414-dfa5-4739-85b0-2b204758369e, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_f1905fe0-0e9f-418e-9861-70b3eafcc0df, #extra

Head coach Grant Thomas explains what China wants to achieve with its National Surf Team. Through the country's Chinese National Competitions, they seek the best of the best athletes so that China and their surfers can reach the global stage at the World Surf League Championship Tour and International Surfing Association with the ultimate goal being the Olympics.