A Brazilian surfer is drawing attention with a photo taken at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On the 30th, several online communities posted a post titled, “Olympic surfing scenes that became a hot topic overseas.” The
post included a scene of Brazilian athlete Gabriel Medina (31) surfing the waves during the single wave surfing competition at the Paris Olympics held in Teahufu, Tahiti on the 29th.
Medina posed leisurely, raising both hands while surfing, and jumped off the board as a large wave approached.
At this time, Medina pointed to the sky with his right index finger and stayed in the air for a few seconds, a fantastic ceremony that seemed to be levitating.
Medina is a three-time World Surfing League (WSL) champion. In the competition that day, he set an Olympic record of 9.90 and advanced to the men's surfing quarterfinals.
According to the Guardian, the reporter who captured the moment was Jerome Brouillet of France's AFP. He was waiting on a boat nearby and was able to capture this surreal scene. "The conditions were perfect and the waves were higher than expected," Brouillet said. "I was behind the wave when Medina suddenly appeared and took four photos. This was one of them." He added, "Taking the photo wasn't difficult. It was more important to anticipate where the athlete would hit the wave and come out at that moment." Netizens who saw the photo cheered, saying, “Wow, he’s standing on clouds,” “This is this year’s Pulitzer Prize,” “Poseidon reminds me of Aquaman,” “Isn’t this CG?” “The best shot ever.” 파워볼사이트