Carissa Moore Welcomes Baby Girl (Photos)

Recently, SURFER caught up with Riss to talk about her pregnancy, how her surfing life was going with another human tagging along, and competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics while pregnant.

Speaking about her career, and the impacts of being a woman and having a child, Riss said:

“I think one of my biggest concerns was if I was going to still have sponsors if I got pregnant. I always knew my contracts would look different because I’m not going to be traveling on tour and having eyes on me the same way. So, from a business standpoint, I totally understand that that’s going to look different. But I still feel like I have a lot to offer. I’m such a doer and someone who wants to keep evolving, redefining, and creating for myself that I think there’s still a lot of value that I can add to a company. I just wasn’t sure if others were going to see that potential as I do in myself. But it’s been really validating that all my sponsors are hanging in there with me through this transformation. I still feel like I have so much I want to accomplish – I’m just going to have a mini with me.  

“I like talking about this for other women, because it definitely weighed in my decision to wait as long as I did. But I’m really happy that I made the decision to pivot and evolve as a human being and as a person. There were definitely moments where I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, was this the right decision? Do I miss competing on the tour?’ But I knew it was time for me to move. I didn’t want to miss out on being a mom. But I never closed the door on wearing the jersey again – I just really wanted to give myself space to prioritize family and give myself a break. So who knows, maybe I’ll come back with a different purpose and drive.”

Perhaps we’ll see Moore back in the jersey soon? Either way, huge congrats to the champ.