Kelly Slater, Ewing, McGillivray | Surf City El Salvador Pro 2023 - Opening Round Heat Replay

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K.Slater vs. E.Ewing vs. M.McGillivray
00:00:00 - Heat Start by Surf City El Salvador Pro - Men's Opening Round heat 1.
E. Ewing, M. McGillivray, K. Slater
00:00:22 - Wave by Kelly Slater
00:01:26 - Wave by Kelly Slater
00:02:36 - Wave by Matthew McGillivray
00:03:52 - Wave by Kelly Slater
00:04:10 - Wave by Ethan Ewing
00:05:08 - Wave by Kelly Slater
00:06:23 - Wave by Matthew McGillivray
00:07:23 - Wave by Kelly Slater
00:08:51 - Wave by Ethan Ewing
00:10:17 - Wave by Matthew McGillivray
00:10:36 - Wave by Ethan Ewing
00:11:07 - Wave by Kelly Slater
00:11:57 - Heat End by Surf City El Salvador Pro - Men's Opening Round heat 1.
E. Ewing, M. McGillivray, K. Slater

[@aquilaphotofilm]

So nice to see Kelly having fun! His surfing is still just so damn good🔥🔥🔥

[@joeblow1942]

I really think Kelly was underscored. Even the talking heads were downplaying his incredible performance.

[@whoaitsjape]

Same. Loved his rail surfing this heat.

[@megawavez]

51 and still surfing with the best - awesome !

[@joshmason6169]

Kelly’s surfing is so pleasant to watch! Ethan is smooth and spicy. Matt’s surfing looked relatively flat comparatively.

[@Jay-ju9jw]

Super exciting to see and capture the opportunity when Kelly seems to be enjoying himself!!! Love it. Let’s go Brevard county 321…

[@Bryan-jd7os]

Kelly a bit underscored

[@gonzalo4549]

Jajajjajja

[@danieldaquintamizrahi3281]

Very underscored

[@gcoinhistorian]

Always...And it's hahaha, not jajajaja buddy!

[@echofloripa]

​@@gcoinhistorian in Spanish it's "jajajaja" 😂

[@jyepluke9034]

Legit thinking the same thing, he looks so fluid and electric on the wave. His style is really incredible. It’s sad to see

[@alienal8278]

Ethan was on fire

[@estebanlucas240]

Kelly ever underscore

[@williammadray7818]

I think it's about riding the board to the best of your ability AND riding the wave the actual wave to the best of your ability and what it has to offer.

[@jackmccarthy4047]

Is Kelly 20 or 50 years old. Absolutely ripping brah. The UFO supposedly the US government has is probably Kelly's when he came here from another planet 😂

[@davidgodoy826]

Even at 51 Kelly Slater still rips and has so much style 🤙 representing Florida, I think WSL wants Ethan in the finals😂

[@surfinsoundguy808]

Another contest where Kelly gets underscored, how much longer is this gonna happen?

[@jmm3688]

This has been going on for years!! At 51 he’s killing it!!! Sometimes it seems they’re trying to force the retirement..

[@joeblow1942]

I agree. His surfing in this heat was some of the best small wave surfing I have ever seen. Meanwhile the talking heads even downplayed his surfing. Why would you intentionally want to force Kelly to retire when he is still the biggest draw in surfing? Seems crazy but does seem that that is why they’ve been doing.

[@joeblow1942]

@@jmm3688 Yes, 51, but I’d say the same about his performance in this heat if it was some 20 year old.

[@jmm3688]

@@joeblow1942 yes he’s surfing amazing!! Oh how awesome would it be if he got a title in his 50’s. Probably want happen but it would be insane!!

[@echofloripa]

Ethan so overscored, it doesn't matter now who is against, Ethan and Griffin a é being overscored to try to get them to the top 5. All united to have an Australians or American world champion.

[@Bryan-jd7os]

You must be Brazillian?

[@echofloripa]

@@Bryan-jd7os and you Australian? 🤣 Or American 😉

[@alienal8278]

3rd wave was his best with the floater

[@Jacoozzi]

THE BOSS

[@cesariosaboia8077]

Vai brasil

[@marschantescorcio1778]

Sorry but Ewing overscored big time... Kelly actually surfing well and in form and you underscore? WSL - as always as joke.

[@gothgurlfriend]

Completely correct. Ewing is just blatantly being pushed by WSL, as with J. Robinson. It's completely blatant.

[@estebanlucas240]

Man…Ethan is on fire, respect

[@matto1385]

Cant believe they even overscored Griff in this heat too... the shame

[@joeblow1942]

@@matto1385 griff wasn’t in this heat.

[@joeblow1942]

@@estebanlucas240 Yeah, Ethan is really reeeelly good but Kelly was way better in this heat.

[@scottburrow8717]

Is John John hurt again? Or is he surfing this year???

[@bruceharris8001]

John John is surfing

[@gersontf]

Good guy, John John. Good son, good US citizen, good neighbor... Good!

[@stevenhusmann3816]

all that structure going to stay permanent on the point now?

[@Sean-qk7ps]

Indeed, much material and labor to set up. May it stay for the next contest !

[@joeblow1942]

I think they take it down

[@devonayers1824]

I surfed the point today and they were taking it down in the afternoon

[@christophergreen3538]

Kelly looking fire

[@cpost1558]

How did Kelley make the mid season cut?

[@cory_hugs7850]

Wild card rest of season and next season also right?

[@matto1385]

they changed the rules to keep him in

[@joeblow1942]

@@matto1385 If it’s true that they changed the rules to keep Kelly in then why would they underscore this incredible performance?

[@jeffg4686]

@0:59 - actually, his flow could be a LOT better. I could teach him. But it WILL cost. The double pump will be the first to go. Next up, I'm going to need his arms to be a little less active

[@joeblow1942]

Wish they wouldn’t but they all double pump. That aside, he was incredible in this heat.

[@saltycatagenda1520]

Ewing with two solid turns on an average wave “wow best wave of the heat hands down” come on bruh. Those little air reverses don’t look difficult or impressive either tbh

[@charleswalters2351]

We had this wave to ourselves in 1973! Sad to see this 50 years later…progress?

[@factsevidenceagainstmarxis4474]

Didn't Kelly advance to the next heat even though he didn't win it?🤔

[@maattttt07]

Yes

[@factsevidenceagainstmarxis4474]

@@maattttt07 Thanks! Good for him 😀🤙🏼🐐

[@kukacarvalho8129]

#protestowslsaquarema

[@williamhanley7031]

Board to small

[@tonicosta.971]

Kelly é o Pelé do Surfe.😊

[@alienal8278]

Age is showing

[@joeblow1942]

Not even.

[@derekjaeger5592]

Ozzies seem to be favored this year by the predomently Australian judges. The Americans and Brazilians are getting snufffed out by the weak scoring in most events.

[@matto1385]

there was only one Aussie judge in this heat haha

[@ThePokersurfer]

Kelly's board is TOO long nowadays. ....... A complete opposite of recent yesteryear's concept.

[@joeblow1942]

Irrelevant because he absolutely ripped in this heat.

[@ThePokersurfer]

@@joeblow1942 Margaret River ripped moreso but these smaller waves can see the fault of the mechanics and dynamics of the surfboard length.

[@ThePokersurfer]

When Kelly surfed his CI Tangent model about a decade ago they were 5'9-10 right on point and he never regained that performance level since .....

[@joeblow1942]

@@ThePokersurfer Again, irrelevant because he ripped like no other in this heat.

[@ThePokersurfer]

@@joeblow1942 he could've WON the heat and not eventually be ELIMINATED with the RIGHt kind of equipment IMHO .......

[@echofloripa]

Mediocre airs cheered as if they were anything especial. It's becoming a joke. And what a horrible style, in my opinion luck him style isn't in the criteria.

[@Swordofmichael333]

Surfing sucks. Ego world mania

[@gersontf]

Placing my bets on the lassies! Oh, I mean aussies. Sorry!

[@gersontf]

Amazing! Kelly drop a poop on the water! Let's give him a 10!

[@obsidian66]

Give some respect, kid!

[@estebanlucas240]

Fuck comunism

[@joeblow1942]

Kelly was greatly underscored.