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Kelly Slater Beats Jordy Smith in Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2010
9 time World Champ, Kelly Slater defeated ASP #2 rated Jordy Smith in the Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2010. Slater can wrap up the his 10th title with a good showing at the Rip Curl Pro Search in Puerto Rico which begins in a few weeks.
1 13.33 Kelly Slater USA
2 11.43 Jordy Smith ZAF
It would be intersting to hear whether others also belive that the ASP judges have their tongues glued to Kellys ass or whether I’m a total muppet? I’m not a competiive surfer but I just can’t see how you can award Kelly a 7.0 for two good, yet pretty stock standard and definitely not innovative top turns, and only award Jordy 7.1 for a backhand superman air, of which no one else has pulled off in WCT competition? Also I think Kelly’s other 6.33 was overscored by a point or so.
This King Kelly judging issue continues to happen year in and year out and I think their eyes are clouded in romantiscism over this 10th World Title BS? Don’t get me completely wrong, I think Kelly’s an amazing surfer but he shouldn’t have won that last event, shouldn’t have won a couple other heats this year and the title should be lot closer than it is now.
Anyone??
I’m going to agree with you that he was overscored, but I still think he would have won. It goes both ways…Slater has been underscored in some of the events as well. Great comments though man..