Everyone’s talking about that photo. The one where surfer Gabriel Medina levitates alongside his board while celebrating a near-perfect score at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
It’s not just the result of expert camera work and impeccable timing, but also a display of elite athleticism, with Medina launching himself into the air after achieving an Olympic-record score of 9.90. But how do top-level surfers develop the strength needed to conquer some of the world’s biggest waves?
