We’ve talked about the rise of both Gabriel Medina and John John Florence, but that doesn’t mean that Kelly Slater, surfing’s Benjamin Button, is about to be hooked off centre stage just yet.

In 2014, at an age when most surfers are cultivating bigger beer and SUP habits, Slater blew minds in various circumstances from ginormous Teahupoo to a groundbreaking 720 in Portugal beachbreaks.

Sure, 2015 might not see the sustained level of brilliance that has seen him dominate surfing for two decades. But, at certain times throughout the year, Kelly will be Kelly – and will rip surfing a new asshole.