Watch: Viral Video of 3x WSL Champion Dropping the Perfect Barrel Ride Leaves Netizens Spellbound

For those who love surfing, a barrel ride is one of the most exciting and challenging moves. Barreling is a trick where the surfer rides inside a hollowed out wave. When executed perfectly, it is one of those stunts that leaves the surfer immensely satisfied.

With his sheer talent and fearless approach, Gabriel Medina has become a household name in surfing. The Brazilian professional surfer has the 2014,2018 and 2021 WSL World Championships under his belt. The 29-year-old has been surfing all his life and performs his best when under pressure. Recently, Medina posted a video on his Instagram, dropping a perfect jaw-dropping barrel ride routine that captivated people online.

Gabriel Medina drops an awesome barrel ride move

The 3x WSL champion uploaded a visual treat for his 11 million followers on Instagram yesterday. The video with over 400,000 views has reminded the surfing world of the greatness of Gabriel Medina’s surfing skills. The video shows the Brazilian surfer almost swallowed by the rising wave, only for him to emerge victorious from the engulfing spray of water.

Back in 2022, the goofy stance surfer had pulled out from the WSL Championship in order to focus on his mental well-being. The surfer had used his social media platform to inform his fans that, “The past few months have been a difficult time for me personally and it has taken a toll, as such, I?ve decided to withdraw from the start of the 2022 WSL Championship Tour.”?

He further wrote, ?I don?t know how long it will take, but I aim to return to the Championship Tour as soon as I am ready.??2022 is in the history books now and with his latest barrel ride move,?the surfing world hopes to see the Brazilian make a strong comeback this year.

After a disappointing run last year, Gabriel Medina entered the 2023 Western Australia Margaret River Pro. The Brazilian used his aggressive power surfing and reached the finals alongside Griffin Colapinto. For the finals, the 29-year-old brought out the big guns and dropped an 8 and a 9.5. Colapinto could only come up with a 12.27 and leading to Medina winning his first-ever Margaret River competition.

Medina’s loyal and ever enthusiastic fan base

If we go by social media numbers, we can easily consider Gabriel Medina the most famous surfer on the planet. His fans were quick to respond to his perfect barrel ride move. One user commented, “Barrels are the real dope”. Another fan wrote, “Nice. Gabe doing Gabe things.” Another supporter was in aw of the surfer and commented, “Never skipped a beat ????”.

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The Brazilian has had his fair share of ups and downs. The only constant thing is that Gabriel Medina continues to push his boundaries and set new benchmarks for himself. He never shies away from surfing a wave, be it on the sea or in real life. Will he soar to even greater heights? The surfing world surely hopes so.

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