<p>US hopes of winning the first-ever men's Olympic surfing competition ended on Tuesday when Japan's Kanoa Igarashi eliminated Kolohe Andino in the quarter-finals.</p>.<p>Andino had knocked out team-mate John John Florence in the previous round, but Igarashi was too hot to handle with a tropical storm whipping up wild waves at Tsurigasaki Beach.</p>.<p>"Unfortunately I couldn't carry the momentum forward, but I tried my best and that's all I can do," said Andino, who had ankle surgery just weeks before the Games.</p>.<p>Organisers moved the medal events of surfing's Olympic debut forward to capitalise on favourable wave conditions.</p>.<p>That quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of the men's and women's events will all be contested on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Igarashi, whose father grew up surfing on the same beach, was the first to advance to the men's semi-finals.</p>.<p>"Today was one of those days where it's man against ocean, more so than competing against your competitor" he said.</p>.<p>"It just makes it fun. We've had every condition at this event so far, we've had to dig deep and today's no different."</p>.<p>Brazil's Gabriel Medina and Italo Ferreira -- two of the favourites for the gold -- were in action later in the morning.</p>.<p>Americans Carissa Moore and Caroline Marks are both still involved in the women's competition.</p>.<p>Australia's seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore and French world number two Johanne Defay were eliminated on Monday.</p>
<p>US hopes of winning the first-ever men's Olympic surfing competition ended on Tuesday when Japan's Kanoa Igarashi eliminated Kolohe Andino in the quarter-finals.</p>.<p>Andino had knocked out team-mate John John Florence in the previous round, but Igarashi was too hot to handle with a tropical storm whipping up wild waves at Tsurigasaki Beach.</p>.<p>"Unfortunately I couldn't carry the momentum forward, but I tried my best and that's all I can do," said Andino, who had ankle surgery just weeks before the Games.</p>.<p>Organisers moved the medal events of surfing's Olympic debut forward to capitalise on favourable wave conditions.</p>.<p>That quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of the men's and women's events will all be contested on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Igarashi, whose father grew up surfing on the same beach, was the first to advance to the men's semi-finals.</p>.<p>"Today was one of those days where it's man against ocean, more so than competing against your competitor" he said.</p>.<p>"It just makes it fun. We've had every condition at this event so far, we've had to dig deep and today's no different."</p>.<p>Brazil's Gabriel Medina and Italo Ferreira -- two of the favourites for the gold -- were in action later in the morning.</p>.<p>Americans Carissa Moore and Caroline Marks are both still involved in the women's competition.</p>.<p>Australia's seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore and French world number two Johanne Defay were eliminated on Monday.</p>