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Gabriel Medina began his surfing journey at the age of 9, when he was given his first board by his stepfather Charles. Upon realizing Gabriel's talent, Charles left the running of the family's surf products store in Maresias, on the coast of São Paulo, to his wife Simone and became the young surfer's coach. According to Charles, Gabriel still couldn't do tricks, but he distributed his body weight over his legs in a different way than other boys his age. Thus, he made the board gain more speed.