Watch above for some of the wipeouts that stood out during surfing's historic debut in Japan. Note: Some components of NBCOlympics.com may not be optimized for users browsing with Internet Explorer 11 ...

If you want to watch people get hammered at Pipe during the Backdoor Shootout, then YouTube channel Off Da Lip has a new edit ...

Richie took on his first water challenge this summer, learning to surf! However ... full of Richie's epically funny wipeouts. Enjoy!