Surf Nation | Trailer
Preview: Season 7 Episode 1 | 50sVideo has Closed Captions
In Hainan, China, young surfers aspire to join the national surf team and dream of the Olympics.
In Hainan, China’s southernmost province, hundreds of athletes as young as 9-years-old train as part of the Chinese National Surf team. The young recruits, who have left their families, feel the pressure of failure. Over the course of two years, the film follows two of the country's top surfers, Alex, 17, and Lolo, 22, as they train, compete, and discover what they want their lives to be.
Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.
Surf Nation | Trailer
Preview: Season 7 Episode 1 | 50sVideo has Closed Captions
In Hainan, China’s southernmost province, hundreds of athletes as young as 9-years-old train as part of the Chinese National Surf team. The young recruits, who have left their families, feel the pressure of failure. Over the course of two years, the film follows two of the country's top surfers, Alex, 17, and Lolo, 22, as they train, compete, and discover what they want their lives to be.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(rhythmic music) ANDIA: These young athletes are training with China's national surfing team.
(athlete speaking Chinese) ANDIA: They dream of making it to the Olympics.
(surfer speaking Chinese) - [Interviewee] And they're bringing coaches from other places around the world 'cause they don't have surfers in China.
ANDIA: But the competitive pressure is threatening their love of surfing.
(athlete speaking Chinese) ANDIA: In honor of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Surf Nation on Doc World.
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Surf Nation | An Athlete's Mental Health: Expectations
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Surfer Lolo Luo Ling opens up about her mental health as an athlete and as a woman. (57s)
Surf Nation | An Athlete's Mental Health: Winning
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Sports is a mental game and winning that game can become a major obstacle for athletes like surfers. (1m 22s)
Surf Nation | China's Surfing History
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The creation of a surf program of young Chinese athletes with its eyes set on the Olympics. (1m 19s)
Surf Nation | In Sport and Life, the Pressure and Motivation
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Surfers for China's National Team know opportunities and expectations keep the pressure on. (1m 22s)
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In Hainan, China, young surfers aspire to join the national surf team and dream of the Olympics. (30s)
Surf Nation | The Road (or Waves) to the Olympics
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Head coach Grant Thomas explains what China wants to achieve with its National Surf Team. (1m 9s)
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