Kelly Slater Defies Age at Tahiti Pro | Sydney News

Kelly Slater, 54, defied the odds and age to win the Tahiti Pro, shocking three-time champ Gabriel Medina with a 19.6 ride after snapping his board and battling heavy waves. Motivated by doubters who questioned his wildcard entry, Slater bounced back from setbacks to clinch victory — and now heads to the Paris Olympics venue to face defending champ Jack Robinson, while teen prodigy Griffin Colapinto stole the day’s highest score with a perfect 10. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/01d5a350fb519982