Kelly Slater, 54, eliminated three-time world champion Gabriel Medina at the Tahiti Pro with a near-perfect 19.06 heat score at Teahupo’o, one of surfing’s most demanding waves. Competing on a wildcard entry after off-season hip surgery, Slater outlasted Medina in tough eight-to-10-foot conditions and called it an emotionally charged heat. The 11-time world champion now advances to face Olympic silver medalist Jack Robinson in Round 3.
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