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HBO Sports 24/7 series to profile surfer Kelly Slater

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Slater advances, Gilmore out of World Surf League event

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Americans win both surf events at Bells Beach in Australia

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FILE - In this May 12, 2012, file photo, Australia's Stephanie Gilmore competes in the Association of Surfing Professionals, ASP, Billabong Rio Pro women's surfing competition at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Qualifying for the inaugural Olympic surfing competition at Tokyo 2020 has begun at Australia's Gold Coast with a World Surf League event where seven-time world champion Gilmore leads the women's field. Defending Gold Coast champion and fellow Australian Julian Wilson feature in a strong men's field that includes American great and 11-time world champion Kelly Slater and reigning series champion Gabriel Medina. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Surf is up: Season opens for Olympics qualifying, equal pay

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In this 2018 photo, Stephanie Gilmore of Australia competes at the Beachwaver Maui Pro, in Honolua, Hawaii. If Gilmore wins the gold medal when surfing makes its Olympic debut next year, it might be considered a very nice bonus. Now in the conversation as the greatest of all time on the women’s side in her sport, Gilmore successfully fought for another prize, equal pay for the women, on the professional tour where she and the rest of her rivals make their living. (Ed Sloane/World Surf League via AP)

With Olympics looming, surf star captures a bigger prize

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

In this September 2017 photo provided by World Surf League, Future Classic runner-up and six-time World Champion Stephanie Gilmore, of Australia, rides a wave at the Future Classic surfing meet in Lemoore Calif. Surfing star Kelly Slater has not only found what could be the perfect wave, but he's created it. Slater will introduce his Surf Ranch in Lemoore to the world this weekend, when the two-day Founders' Cup of Surfing is held on May 5 and 6, 2018, in a nondescript corner of California's Central Valley, some 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. (Kenneth Morris/World Surf League via AP)

Surf’s up, 100 miles inland at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press