Hawaii’s Carissa Moore back atop world rankings

Olympic gold medalist Hawaii’s Carissa Moore gets eliminated in the 2nd round of the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach women’s event held at Sunset Beach on…

Olympic gold medalist Hawaii’s Carissa Moore gets eliminated in the 2nd round of the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach women’s event held at Sunset Beach on the North shore of Oahu on February 17, 2022. – – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Brian Bielmann / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP via Getty Images)

by: Christian Shimabuku

Posted: Jun 4, 2022 / 07:09 PM HST

Updated: Jun 4, 2022 / 07:09 PM HST

Carissa Moore is back atop the world rankings.

Moore most recently finished second to Johanne Defay in the Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land in Banyuwangi, Indonesia on Saturday.

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Despite the runner-up finish, Moore earned 7800 points in the 2022 WSL standings, vaulting to first place with 32,095 total points.

Moore currently has a slight edge in total points over Brisa Hennessy, who has 30,320.

Moore is a five-time world champion, winning the WSL title most recently in 2021. And of course, she also won the gold medal in the first-ever Olympic surfing competition.