The two-hour premiere will air on Monday, Aug. Slater's remarkable, one-of-a-kind, human-made wave-the most even playing field for measuring surf mastery-is at the heart of the series.
#Ultimate surfer professional
Weekly eliminations will leave two men and two women as finalists who will vie for the male and female titles of the The Ultimate Surfer and the opportunity to compete on the elite WSL Championship Tour, the pinnacle of professional surfing. "The Ultimate Surfer" will gather some of the world's greatest up-and-coming surfers to train and live together as they battle it out at the World Surf League's (WSL) state-of-the-art Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, powered by Kelly Slater's human-made wave technology, in the hope of competing amongst the best athletes in the world's fastest-growing sport.Īlliances and rivalries will be front and center in "The Ultimate Surfer" as men and women compete in individual and team challenges focused on specific surfing disciplines. Throughout the series, the competitors will take each other on in both individual and team challenges, which will be centered around specific aspects of the water sport.
#Ultimate surfer series
American television broadcaster ABC has announced the cast of their new surfing competition series The Ultimate Surfer.įormer NFL quarterback Jesse Palmer and season 5 star of The Bachelor is set to host the surf competition series.