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This episode discusses Kelly Slater's wild card entry into the Tahiti Pro and the implications for professional surfing.

Kelly Slater’s controversial Tahiti wild card, Outerknown’s connection to the WSL event, and the future of professional surfing lead this episode of the Pinch My Salt surf podcast. Sterling Spencer and Cousin Ryan debate whether Kelly Slater deserves the Tahiti Pro wild card, whether a sponsor should be able to put its own co-founder into a World Surf League contest, and whether the 11-time world champion can still win in heavy Tahiti barrels. We also break down the biggest surf news, viral ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sterling Spencer, Cousin Ryan

Topics covered

• Kelly Slater
• Tahiti Pro
• professional surfing
• surf news
• Outerknown
• World Surf League

Keywords

• Kelly Slater
• Tahiti Pro
• surfing
• Outerknown
• World Surf League
• surf news
• professional surfing

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Organizations: Outerknown, World Surf League

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