Every four years, a few lucky photographers covering the Olympic Games head home knowing they got The Shot. On Day 3, French photographer Jerome Brouillet got his. Brouillet’s image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina floating above the ocean mid-air giving the No. 1 sign has quickly become the defining image of triumph of the 2024 Summer Games. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Speaking to TIME, Brouillet says he is surprised by the amount of attention that his photograph of Medina is getting.