Owen Wright, Koa Rothman, and Billy Kemper — to name a few — have all suffered serious head injuries there. Big-wave surfer Mercedes Maidana took a board to the head and suffered a concussion ...

Former world tour surfer Owen Wright says the battle with his brain health will be a lifelong journey in the aftermath of the concussions that nearly killed him. This is why. The 35-year-old ...

In the bronze medal match, Australian surfer Owen Wright edged out Brazil's Gabriel Medina. Wright, who sustained a brain injury on a wipeout in 2015 and had to relearn how to surf, celebrated the win ...