While competing in ASP junior events, Brazilian Gabriel Medina made a name for himself as an aerialist. As a 17-year-old, he won in the ASP's Cash for Tricks series. Now 18, Medina is competing on the and perfecting new aerials in his off time. A little more than a week ago, he took to the North Shore of Oahu and landed his first backflip. It's not the in the history of surfing, and it won't be the last, but it's still rare and impressive.
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