Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John John Florence, the reigning World Surf League champion, just dropped a bombshell – he will not defend his world title for the ...

John John Florence is going with the flow. The three-time world champion surfer, 33, caught up with PEOPLE about his decision to leave the World Surf League (WSL) tour to sail around the world with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John and Jon break down the story behind the Red Tiger that JJF rode to a third world title. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot John John ...

In a recent poll, conducted right here on SURFER, 94 percent of voters believed that John John Florence would be a world title threat on the 2026 Championship Tour. Then, the rug was pulled out. The ...

How’s this for the state of today’s globalized surfboard market: The surfboard John John Florence rode to win his third world title last September wasn’t touched by his lifelong shaper. Instead, it ...

Three-time World Surf League (WSL) Champion John John Florence announced that he will step away from competition for the 2025 Championship Tour season to focus on new projects beyond the contest scene ...

John John Florence surfed all of three heats in 2025 — the Opening Round through Round of 16 in January’s Pipe Pro. It would have been a result worth keeping in the Championship Tour standings had ...

When the 2026 Championship Tour kicks off in a couple of weeks, three-time world champion John John Florence will be on a boat somewhere in the Caribbean. Surveying the horizon from the helm of his ...

Three-time world champion John John Florence announced Wednesday that he will return to the World Surf League Championship Tour in 2026 as a Season Wildcard. Florence, a two-time Olympian, stepped ...

John John Florence, the reigning World Surf League champion, just dropped a bombshell – he will not defend his world title for the 2025 season, and instead, focus on traveling and filming. The ...