Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Emi Erickson surfs a Maui surf break known as "Jaws" on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Haiku, Hawaii. Erickson is part of a group of women who made history Friday as they competed for the first time in the World Surf League's big-wave surfing competition.

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Emi Erickson surfs a Maui surf break known as "Jaws" on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, in Haiku, Hawaii. Erickson is part of a group of women who made history Friday as they competed for the first time in the World Surf League's big-wave surfing competition.