With competition called off for the first day of the Oi Rio Pro and Oi Rio Women's Pro waiting period, some of the Championship Tour (CT) surfers took advantage of the extra prep time and hit the water. Check out the best shots from the lay day freesurf. MORE: Who's first in the water on competition days -- and who prefers to sleep in?
Adam Melling (AUS) working on his progressive surfing: He's up against two of the best in that category -- Toledo and Kolohe Andino (USA) -- in Round 1.
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Tour rookie Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) is hoping to return to the form that saw him into the Quarterfinals of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Read his Faces of 2015 interview.
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Brett Simpson (USA), fine-tuning his backhand attack.
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Nat Young (USA) hacks up a small wave in a big way.
Alejo Muniz (BRA), injury replacement for Michel Bourez (PYF), will rejoin the CT surfers with whom he competed in 2014 once competition gets underway. More: Bourez injury report.
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Kolohe Andino (USA) working the small surf for all it's worth.
Silvana Lima (BRA) competed in Rio as a wildcard in 2014. Now she's back on Tour and ready to turn some heads on her home turf. Read her take on returning to the CT in her Faces of 2015 interview.
Oi Rio Pro Warmups: Pros Put on Small-Wave Clinic
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With competition called off for the first day of the Oi Rio Pro and Oi Rio Women's Pro waiting period, some of the Championship Tour (CT) surfers took advantage of the extra prep time and hit the water. Check out the best shots from the lay day freesurf.
MORE: Who's first in the water on competition days -- and who prefers to sleep in?
Filipe Toledo (BRA) puts on a show for the locals.
Adam Melling (AUS) working on his progressive surfing: He's up against two of the best in that category -- Toledo and Kolohe Andino (USA) -- in Round 1.
Tour rookie Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) is hoping to return to the form that saw him into the Quarterfinals of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. Read his Faces of 2015 interview.
Brett Simpson (USA), fine-tuning his backhand attack.
Nat Young (USA) hacks up a small wave in a big way.
Miguel Pupo (BRA) can get airborne even when the surf is small. Get to know Barra even better with his GoPro Break Breakdown.
Alejo Muniz (BRA), injury replacement for Michel Bourez (PYF), will rejoin the CT surfers with whom he competed in 2014 once competition gets underway.
More: Bourez injury report.
Kolohe Andino (USA) working the small surf for all it's worth.
Italo Ferreira (BRA) showing how dangerous he can be despite his rookie status. Read his Faces of 2015 interview.
Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) putting in some water time. After making the Quarterfinals of the last event, the Women's Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, she's likely looking for another big finish in Rio.
Silvana Lima (BRA) competed in Rio as a wildcard in 2014. Now she's back on Tour and ready to turn some heads on her home turf. Read her take on returning to the CT in her Faces of 2015 interview.
Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) putting in some water time. After making the Quarterfinals of the last event, the Women's Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, she's likely looking for another big finish in Rio.