Taking his first win at Teahupo'o 26 years ago, Kelly Slater , the 54-year-old 11-time world champion, came into the 2026 Outerknown Tahiti Pro as a wildcard with nothing to prove. At least nothing to prove to the general public. But this is Kelly we're talking about. In his head, he always has something to prove. After a statement-making outing in the opening round, in Round 2, Kelly found himself matched up against three-time Brazilian world champ Gabriel Medina . If there's anyone on tour that Kelly would consider a rival, it's Gabby. A rematch of their 2014 final at Teahupo'o, the heat started with a flurry of heavy haymakers. Gabe opened with a 6.50, while Kelly absolutely ate shit on his first two waves. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8-BoJQBewXA Settling down with a short but potent seven-point right, after another beating and a broken board, Kelly recomposed himself, refocused, and scratched into a hell pit that was anything but perfect.…