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Surfing's Biggest Beefs of 2025

Welcome to the Thunderdome, where two surfing entities enter, and one surfing entity leaves. From Matt Biolos taking on Lady Gaga, the battle for  Olympic control (and funding), UK freesurf  battles and Joel Tudor versus pretty much everyone, here were the year’s biggest beefs.  “Surfers, skaters, snowboarders.

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