Kelly Slater will look to defend his Billabong Pro Pipeline title as surfing\u0027s world championship kicks off in Hawaii this week
“He’s an 11-time world champion, he’s won every event on the schedule, holds every record in the sport and he continues to do mind-blowing surfing, but the truth of the matter is, it’s getting harder and harder for him to win,” World Surf League commentator Ronnie Blakey said.
Gilmore, who has won a record eight world titles, is up against local wildcard and reigning champion Moana Jones Wong as well as compatriot Macy Callaghan in her first three-woman heat, the loser of which gets sent to an elimination round. The top five men and top five women at the end of the tour will then battle for a world title in a one-day contest in California in September.Article content
The top 10 men and top eight women at the end of the tour will take 18 of 48 spots available for the Olympic contest in one of the world’s heaviest and most picturesque waves, almost 16,000 km from the main Games venues.
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