On-and-off the court (or in this case, waves), fulfilling duties to team, country and family in China can be a heavy burden to an athlete. A surfer like Dong Wu Shidong has seen his performance affected by the expectation to win, and an athlete like Lolo Luo Ling questions why she continues to compete instead of enjoying the sport.

SURF NATION: Athletes as young as 9-years-old have come to Hainan, China’s southernmost province, in the hopes of becoming an Olympian on the Chinese National Surf team. The film follows Alex and Lolo as they train, compete and discover what they want to be. A film by Jessica Q. Chen and Jeremiah M. Bogert Jr.

Watch SURF NATION on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F7lFNIVpDZQ
Learn more: https://to.worldchannel.org/DW_SurfNation
More Olympic bound sports films: https://worldchannel.org/press/article/films-to-watch-olympics/

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