Who is Caroline Marks? Florida native Olympian who just won gold for the US in surfing

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A Florida woman was seen dominating in the Paris Olympics.

Surfer Caroline Marks joined women’s swimming sensations Torri Huske and Kate Douglass as the only Americans 22 or younger to win a gold medal in Paris. Marks took gold in the women’s competition early Tuesday morning in Tahiti, which is 12 hours behind Paris and more than 10,000 miles away.

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Her neighbors in Florida woke up on Tuesday to find Marks, the reigning world champion, had capped off a dominant run in the South Pacific. She scored a 10.50 to defeat Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb, who scored a close 10.33, in the final. Marks had just scored a 12.17 in the semifinals held earlier in the day to defeat France's Johanne Defay. 

The 22-year-old's medal also breaks the Olympic record for gold medal won furthest away from a main host city. 

"I'm just really happy and just trying to soak everything in because it's probably the best day in my life," Marks said after the win. "Once they announced (Weston-Webb) didn't get enough, I just burst into tears. Just super emotional — your whole life goes into a moment like this, so it's just really special."

Marks joined France’s Kauli Vaast, a Tahiti native, who won Olympic gold in the men’s surfing competition over Australia’s Jack Robinson. She also became the second consecutive American woman to win gold after longtime veteran Carissa Moore won gold for the U.S. at the first-ever Olympic surfing competition at the Tokyo games in 2021. 

Caroline Marks rides a wave during the semifinals of surfing in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia.  (Ed Sloane/Getty Images)

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