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Biles is as special as special gets


Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena on Friday. Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Hmm, awkward. who is in control


Germany's Mascha Ballhaus and the United Arab Emirates' Khorloodoi Bishrelt compete in the women's judo -52kg round of 16 bout on Sunday.
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Fit and well


Sha'Carri Richardson, of the U.S., crosses the finish line to win past Australia's Bree Masters and Canada's Jacqueline Madogo in the women's 100-meter heat of the athletics event on Friday. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images

Whew!


France's Cassandre Beaugrand reacts after crossing the finish on the Pont Alexandre III at the end of the women's individual triathlon race on Wednesday. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images

Your - https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2024/08/02/g-s1-14857/photos-see-some-of-our-favorite-olympics-pictures-so-far

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Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the fifth heat of the men's surfing round 3 on Monday.
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The photographer who took that pic was on a media boat.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/30/paris-olympics-2024-surfer-gabriel-medina-floating-photo-jerome-brouillet-how-it-was-taken

The Brazilian took off a thundering wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Monday, emerging from a barrelling section before soaring into the air and appearing to settle on a Pacific cloud, pointing to the sky with biblical serenity, his movements mirrored precisely by his surfboard.

The shot was taken by Agence France-Presse photographer Jérôme Brouillet, who said “the conditions were perfect, the waves were taller than we expected”. He took the photo while aboard a boat nearby, capturing the surreal image with such accuracy that at first some suspected Photoshop or AI.

“So he [Medina] is at the back of the wave and I can’t see him and then he pops up and I took four pictures and one of them was this one,” said Brouillet.

“It was not hard to take the picture. It was more about anticipating the moment and where Gabriel will kick off the wave.”