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This week on RISS, we follow Carissa Moore, four time surfing world champion and Olympic contender, on her journey to victory. It has not been an easy road nor has it been without its challenges. Press play to better understand what it all took.

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RISS is a docs-series capturing the ascent of four time surfing world champion and Olympic contender, Carissa Moore. Directed by Peter Hamblin, the series covers Carissa’s career from her youth to her chance to compete in surfing at the highest level, the Tokyo Olympics.

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Transcript
00:07Authenticity is claimed by everyone. Your jeans, your shirt, your socks, your coffee.
00:12We are surrounded by claims of authenticity. Even this animation is influenced by edits before it.
00:18Is this authentic? What is authenticity? What does it mean to be authentic?
00:22Oh, okay. Let me think about that. Um.
00:25As Carissa pondered the depth of the question, at the exact moment in time thousands of miles away,
00:31Peter King, an ex-professional surfer, felt compelled to ask the same question.
00:35What is authenticity? What is it? Yeah, to you. Am I authentic? Yeah.
00:42Why? Just because you like me? No. You think I'm authentic? I think I am.
00:46What is it? Describe it. Um. You're really going to have me answer this right now.
00:52You don't. You don't know. You're tripping. I can't give you a breakdown right now. I just can't do it.
00:56This caused some confusion, so we got back to risk.
01:00To just be yourself and to be proud of that, to embrace all of who you are,
01:04to know that you are made imperfectly perfect and that you are here for a purpose
01:10and to not try to be someone else.
01:13In a world where your every move is analyzed, where does genuine begin and where does it end?
01:17You see, when we are young, we are who we are. We are real.
01:22Happy, sad, a sister, a fairy. We jump around with a hose and sing the bum song.
01:27We surf and get interviewed by dad.
01:30Wow. Okay. Um. Who's your favorite surfer?
01:36Daddy.
01:36We are genuine, authentic. But when the world gets involved,
01:41our very social scrutinizing world gets involved.
01:43There's just so many different distractions and things that are trying to mold you
01:50or change you into something that you're not.
01:53Then who is an authentic Carissa Moore?
01:54Her media-trained response when asked how she feels after losing is this.
01:58Yeah, um, it is what it is and I just wasn't, I didn't make the best decisions
02:06and she surfed really well and I think I just have to go, go back and take a look at
02:11it
02:11and figure out what I need to do moving forward.
02:14When what she actually wants to say is...
02:15How do you think I feel? I feel like s***. I just lost. I'm out of the contest.
02:21These are her different smiles.
02:24And this is Riss Bored at an interview. What gives it away?
02:30Are we done?
02:31Hello, pizza.
02:33In a half hour.
02:36She refers to herself as a goofball.
02:38This is what she means.
02:42And to break this goofing around up, she likes to take naps.
02:45I love to nap. Anytime, anywhere, I can nap.
02:48I've taken 200 naps this year. Or more. No, 300 naps.
02:52There's probably only 60 days out of the year, 65 days out of the year that I haven't napped.
02:56In between naps, she does this. This is Riss in her happy place.
03:00Popular psychology refers to this as state of flow, also known colloquially as being in the zone.
03:06It is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed
03:10in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
03:16But, don't take my word for it.
03:19Here is Chopu Virtuoso Matahi Drolay from the island of Tahiti to explain.
03:24This is my friend, you need to go from super fast to super slow.
03:31Here's Matahi going from super fast to super slow, from super fast to super slow.
03:36And then Riss decided to join in super fast to super slow.
03:42Okay, let's wrap this section up. Take it home, Matahi.
03:44C'est ça l'état de flot.
03:50Thank you, Matahi.
03:52Further exploring athlete psychology, the inner sanctum between surfer and coach is a private, safe space.
03:57A place where they look out on the ocean and whisper their strategy for success.
04:02Our crew, unaware of the privacy conduct, managed to record this rare exchange moments before the final.
04:08Here they are talking about getting chocolate ice cream after the heat.
04:12Throwing on all the toppings, nuts, raisins, caramel, marshmallows.
04:15Just throw it all on there.
04:16Yeah, a couple of scoops. Just chuck it on.
04:17Caroline disagreed.
04:19She liked sorbet and quickly insisted that they got lemon.
04:23Mitch responded, sorbet's disgusting.
04:25Eh, Caroline laughed them off.
04:26I don't like repeating stuff because it's not authentic.
04:29Okay.
04:30Okay, forget it. Let's move on.
04:31So, I mean, it does get challenging at times to, I feel like I have to constantly check in and
04:37be like,
04:38Oh, is this, does this make me feel good? Is this who I am?
04:41Um, you know, um, I have to take a second and be like, listen to my intuition and my gut.
04:48As highlighted before, we all claim authenticity.
04:51So, instead of talking further, we thought we would show you a few real authentic moments.
04:58Um, I like being interviewed by, by people I like.
05:02Mmm, questionable. Nah, I love you guys.
05:04Um, right now, we are in Hossager, France for the Roxy Pro.
05:09And that is the seventh event on tour.
05:12I think, seventh, eighth, ninth, wait.
05:13No, eighth event. Eighth event.
05:15So, we have three more to go before it's all over.
05:18No, I cannot. But I can do a funky accent like this. What do you think?
05:24What do you, what have you seen?
05:25Can we start again? Can you ask me, Jen?
05:29It's so funny, because literally, I'm doing this interview.
05:32And I'm staring in this little view, like you, Peter sits from there.
05:37And just for perspective, she's like, I'm pretty much tied to the yellow jersey right now.
05:43So, dun, dun, dun.
05:46Number one and two in the world.
05:48Super heat matchup that everyone knew was coming.
05:51And all friendships, everything left on the sand.
05:53Lakey utilizing her priority.
05:56Oh, you can tell that there's a bit of frustration there from Lakey.
06:00Carissa Moore, beautiful right-hander opening up in front of her.
06:03She's on a little magic carpet, I think, and she just looked like she had so much flow coming into
06:08it.
06:08Carissa Moore advancing into the Roxy Pro final.
06:12Come on, Lakey.
06:13Yeah, good job, Chris.
06:14I know, me too.
06:15That was hard.
06:17Good job, Chris.
06:18Good luck, good job.
06:19All right, so Rissa's in the finals.
06:21What?
06:22What, what?
06:23And it's all just happy, good, good, lucky thoughts from here on out.
06:28And hopefully she can get barreled on the inside and call it a day.
06:35Even if she's far off of our spot?
06:37Yeah.
06:38I'd stick with her.
06:39Okay.
06:40If you see something really consistent where you are and there's a set coming, whatever,
06:44but don't give her any...
06:45Okay.
06:46I'll give her any opportunities.
06:52Needs around about an eight-point ride to get herself back into the heat.
06:54Driving into this left-hand wall, going for the throw-tail reverse.
06:59Just loses it just a little bit.
07:01Hold the rail on the backhand.
07:03Carissa Moore turning this final into a shootout of her own.
07:33Good job, Amy.
08:07Hey.
08:08That was, that was amazing.
08:10That was so sick.
08:12Thanks, Dad.
08:13I'm so happy.
08:14I'm so proud of you right now.
08:15That was, I cannot believe you got those two barrels so, so back-to-back like that.
08:21That was incredible.
08:22Thanks so much.
08:23I just felt so good to get barreled.
08:26That was, it was beautiful.
08:28It was really amazing.
08:29Thanks, Dad.
08:30I can't wait to see you.
08:31Thanks for staying up to watch.
08:33That was sick.
08:34I'm so proud of you.
08:35I love you.
08:38All right, bye.
08:39Ha, Gage, Gage texted.
08:41Dude, it was the coolest vision when Malvo and Luke brings me up.
08:45Just the crowd was the sickest crowd I've ever seen.
08:49Girls and stuff was, thank you, Joe.
08:52What's up?
08:53Thanks.
08:55Can you tell me congrats?
08:57All right, congrats, Gage.
08:58Oh, you too.
09:00Thanks so much.
09:00Did you have a meet?
09:01Yeah.
09:02Congratulations.
09:03Congratulations to you, too.
09:04Oh, so, so cute.
09:05That was a really great win.
09:07That was awesome.
09:08Oh, it was so cool.
09:09I've actually never really spent time surfing La Grave, so I didn't have any expectations.
09:13And when I got those two, I was just like, I was elated.
09:16And to share it in front of the crowd that was literally like five feet from me was so cool.
09:20One more time for Carissa Moore, your champion.
09:23Now for the third time here at the Los Angeles.
09:26We get you out in a party, the mod.
09:48Sing something.
09:50No.
09:52I'm not just going to break out of song right now.
09:55This is so weird.
09:56I can't think, can you come back to that one?
09:59Oh, I can't.
10:00I can't.
10:03I've been awake for a while now.
10:07You got me feeling like a child now.
10:11Every time I see your bubbly face, I get the tingles in a silly place.
10:29I'm having you nuances with the dagegen.
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