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A spectacular photograph of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina seemingly standing in mid-air during the Olympic competition in Tahiti has made a splash across social media, but surf fans will have to wait longer than expected for any medals. Medina scored a huge 9.90 points – the highest mark in Olympic history – after catching the wave of his dreams in round three of the men’s competition. The best mark possible is 10. “I felt like it was a 10. I’ve done a few 10s before and I was like, ‘For sure that’s a 10’. The wave was so perfect,” he said as he reached the last eight. But his celebration ha…

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