Kelly Slater (officially) wins 11th world surfing title

SAN FRANCISCO -- Kelly Slater officially won his 11th world surfing crown Sunday in San Francisco, having originally been awarded the title prematurely.Canada Goose

The 39-year-old was hailed the ASP 2011 world champion last Wednesday before World Tour organizers announced Friday there had been a mistake in their points calculations.Canada Goose Jakke

It was a blunder that Slater himself alerted officials to after he looked into a reader comment online querying whether he had actually won the world crown.

The error briefly reignited Australian Owen Wright's hopes of winning the title, but Slater doused those hopes Sunday at Ocean Beach with a consummate display against two Brazilian surfers -- 17-year-old Gabriel Medina and 19-year-old Miguel Pupo -- more than capable of pulling off an upset.Canada Goose Parka

Slater showed he can still match anything rising young surfers can throw at him, winning the heat with a total of 17.17 and the world title.

"Are we sure now?" Slater joked after being chaired up the beach to the podium.Trillium Parka

"I was upset about it but it was also very funny. No hard feelings with ASP. These things do happen. People make mistakes."

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