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Home / Blog / Kelly Slater Finishes Second at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

Kelly Slater Finishes Second at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach

April 6, 2012 / Kelly Slater

Kelly sticks one of the best aerials ever done in a contest but just comes up short to Mick Fanning. See the highlights — it’s that good

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  1. SSurf04-06-12

    Did someone call the cops after this heat? Caus KS got robed! U gotta be kiddingme that hunch back fanning won? Stop kidding yourselves bias aussi judges! BBBOOO

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  2. TJL04-06-12

    you must have been watching the wrong final chump!

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    • Mal04-08-12

      the final was ALL Kelly

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    • SSurf04-09-12

      aahhh what happened? i step on your shrimp on the barbbie? mick sux and does a two stop asp in austraila, and giving up j-bay.instead of one of those weak ass aussie breaks? please. dumbass

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  3. surfbc04-07-12

    Its results like that that delegitimizes surfing as a real sport.

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  4. yuuup04-08-12

    Definitely agree with SSurf. Mick didn’t even complete his last maneuver. That was an 8.7 at best, not a 9.7. I’d be ashamed to win like that. The judges must have gotten paid off. This final will ALWAYS been known for Kelly getting robbed. Disappointing way to remember Michael Peterson.

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  5. Frank04-08-12

    Just with the aerial Kelly did at min 1.45 alone should have won

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  6. Mal04-08-12

    Yeah an aussie in homeland and a rip curl main athlete at a rip curl event it was all plan suck for Kelly he surfed better

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  7. Dylan04-08-12

    The judges are from different countries

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  8. billy bob04-09-12

    kelly should have won on that air alone.

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  9. Jas04-09-12

    That’s why surfing sucks as a competitive sport. It’s too subjective. Mick was ripping, however I think Kelly’s better. He just surf’s better than Mick and everyone out the. Just give him his 12th title already! yeeewwww

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  10. anthony04-14-12

    You yanks , fanning killed it , bigger carves , faster off the top. Aussies rule again ,dig !

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  11. Dru04-15-12

    @TJL and @anthony, Aussie’s are always funny because they feel like they deserve to win by virtue of being Australian. Just because Mick is Australian doesn’t mean he magically deserved those scores. This is true by account of virtually every person that viewed that heat, that was: A. sober, B. Not Australian or employed by Rip Curl.

    This heat was the biggest mistake the ASP has made in judging in a LONG time and it was painfully obvious It is just a shame that the surf media industry is to “code of the bro” to put anything out there.

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  12. anthony04-19-12

    Kelly was happy quirting a bottle of wine on mick, you yanks cannot win every time .

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