World champion Italo Ferreira one win from surfing gold for Brazil
![Brazil's Italo Ferreira carved his way to a shot at the gold medal in men's shortboard's Olympic debut.](https://ktvz.b-cdn.net/2021/07/Webp.net-resizeimage-6_2-1440x810.jpg)
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Reigning surfing world champion Italo Ferreira of Brazil continued his show-stopping ways in Tuesday’s men’s shortboard semifinals to earn at shot at the first Olympic gold in the event’s history.