The 54-year-old Slater secured a wild card spot at the 2026 Outerknown Tahiti Pro held at Teahupo’o, one of the biggest stops on the WSL’s Championship Tour. 54-Year-Old Kelly Slater Out Duels Gabriel Medina At Teahupo’oThe two previously faced off at Teahupo’o in the 2014 final. There was nothing Gabriel Medina could do to catch the greatest competitive surfer of all time. On Top Of The World AgainAfter his ‘W’ against Medina, Kelly Slater talked about the heat and what it was like out there. The last time Kelly Slater took down Gabriel Medina head-to-head was in 2015 at the J-Bay Open in Heat 3 when Kelly won 18.10 to 17.23.