A photo of Brazian surfer Gabriel Medina appearing to defy gravity has gone viral from the Paris Olympics. The photographer says both he and the athlete were 'at the right place, at the right time.'
Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina had just made Olympic surfing history, receiving a score of 9.9 out of a possible 10 points during the third round of competition Monday at the Paris Games. Standing with other photographers on a nearby boat off the coast of Teagyoi'o, Tahiti, where the surfing competition is being held, Jerome Brouillet knew what was coming next ... at least to a certain extent.
By the time the photographer was able to check his phone during a break in the competition, AFP and Getty Images had already started distributing that particular shot — and reactions were pouring in. “I took my phone and I had so many notifications, about Instagram and stuff like that. I just clicked, and I saw an unusual amount of followers following me,” he told the Washington Post.
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