Carissa Moore is taking a year off to “fill her heart and soul up in different ways.” Photos: Instagram/WSL
Carissa Moore recently made a big decision: she’s taking the 2020 CT season off. She broke the news in a lengthy Instagram post. “I wanted to personally share with you that I have decided to take a break from competing on the championship tour in 2020,” she wrote. “This is something that I have given a lot of thought.”
Her decision comes after an incredibly dominant season that netted her a fourth world title. She’s only the sixth woman to have four titles. She’s been surfing on tour for a long time now, and she wants to hit pause. “If I learned anything about myself the past few years,” she continued, “it’s that I am a 100 percent all-in person. I have dedicated the last ten years of my life to competing at the highest level and want to continue to do that well into my thirties. I realize how fortunate I am to do something I love every day and as a career. This break is a press refresh so that I can come back to the tour happier and more excited than ever in 2021.”
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When Lakey Peterson dropped out of the Maui Pro, Moore’s slot into the 2020 Olympics was solidified, so her announcement naturally had more than a few people wondering whether it meant she would skip the Games. Thankfully, she won’t be.
She went on to explain what she’s got planned for the year: “With this time off, I want to expand my @moorealoha programs, work on a film project, go on some fun surf trips, improve my surfing and do things I haven’t had the chance to.”
