Brazilian athlete Gabriel Medina (30), who competed in the third round of the men's surfing preliminary round held in Teahufu, Tahiti, French Polynesia on the 29th (local time), is showing off his celebration after receiving 9.90 points, the highest score in Olympic surfing single wave history.
A photo of a Brazilian surfer taken at the 2024 Paris Olympics is a hot topic. The athlete's ceremony, seemingly floating on the waves, was captured on camera.
Brazilian athlete Gabriel Medina (30), who competed in the third round of the men's surfing preliminary round held in Teahufu, Tahiti, French Polynesia on the 29th (local time), received 9.90 points, the highest score ever for a single Olympic surfing event.
Medina, who checked his score on the ocean, showed off his celebration with an 'aerial trick'. He raised both hands and struck a leisurely pose, then jumped off the board as a large wave approached.
At that moment, Medina pointed to the sky with his right index finger, and the photo taken at that moment looked like he was levitating. Medina, the leash (a safety rope that connects the surfer's ankle to the board), and the board were floating almost horizontally on the sea surface.
This moment was captured by Jerome Brouillet, a reporter for AFP in France. He and other photographers were waiting on a boat nearby and captured the scene on camera.
"The conditions were perfect and the waves were higher than expected," Brouillet said. "I was behind the waves when Medina suddenly appeared and took four photos. This is one of them." He added, "Taking the photos wasn't difficult. It was more important to anticipate where the athlete would come out and hit the wave."
Medina is a skilled surfer who has won the World Surfing League (WSL) three times. He advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's surfing event at this Olympics. 토토사이트
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