After a full season stacked with victories, and a beyond-record 9th World Championship Title in October, Kelly Slater punctuated his year with yet another win today, at the Pipeline Masters—the most prestigious event in professional surfing, and the last WCT stop of 2008. The door has been slammed shut. Again.
There will be those who say it's getting old (surf journalists, bored of writing the same story over and over). There will be those who say he's an overachiever (other competitors). And there will be those that say pro surfing isn't fun anymore (Irons). But the fact is that WCT surfing has never been more exciting, and being a witness to the miracle season of Slater in '08 is a special thing. What could possibly be better than a record 6th Pipe victory on the heels of a 9th World Title and all the prize money that goes with it? Um... how 'bout Gerry Lopez builds the trophy/surfboard and hands it to you, personally? Yeah, that would be it.
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