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What’s the story behind this incredible, viral Olympic surf shot?

It may very well become the photo that defines this year’s Summer Games.

Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men’s surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo’o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.(Photo by JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty Images)
Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men’s surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo’o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.(Photo by JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty Images)
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It may very well become the photo that defines this year’s Summer Games.

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