The surfing world is heating up in Brazil!
The Ten-time ASP world champion Kelly Slater took the highest score in the ASP Billabong Rio Pro on Tuesday at Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Slater, who posted a 9.00 midway through his round and finished with a 15.17, was cutting it close.

“That 9 felt good,” Slater said in a statement. “I went down to grab my jersey and there was some confusion. By the time I got out, the heat had already started and Julian got that first one. It wasn’t a good start. I knew there were going to be some good ones, and I just had to be patient. That one good wave actually let me bottom turn and hit the lip, most of the waves were soft and had a lot of horizontals.”