Gabriel medina surf video clips

The Paris 2024 Olympics was an historic event for surfing. Held some 10,000 miles away from the host city of Paris, the surfing portion of the Games went down at Teahupo’o, Tahiti.

And the host venue did not disappoint; despite a few smaller days, the contest was graced with epic Chopes conditions, bordering on terrifying at times. But the thing the world will remember most? Not a wave ridden, but rather, a kickout from Brazil’s Gabriel Medina, captured by Jerome Brouillet.

Ironic that surfing went viral for an image featuring no actual surfing.

And that image just won the World Sports Photography Awards, amidst a field of “24 winning images across sports categories including American Football, Basketball, Cycling, Gymnastics, Extreme Sports and Football.” And per Sophie Collins, Chief Marketing Officer at MPB said, “As a judge and sponsor of the ‘World Sports Photography Awards,’ I am once again inspired by the extraordin