2024 Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina set a record with a 9.9 score and a viral gravity-defying photo in Tahiti.

Brazilian Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina set a record with a 9.9 score in the surfing event at the 2024 Olympics in Tahiti, French Polynesia. A viral photo captured by Agence France-Presse photographer Jerome Brouillet shows Medina seemingly defying gravity while riding a wave. The image has garnered widespread attention on social media and was lauded by fellow surfer Kanoa Igarashi.

July 29, 2024
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