EP 180: Leonardo Fioravanti - The Pipe Pro, Respecting Pipeline, His history with the North Shore, His “welcome to the tour” moment, European surfing, Switching sponsors, and Being part of the Young Guns program

The Lineup with Dave Prodan - A Surfing Podcast

Championship Tour surfer and Olympian Leonardo Fioravanti joins the pod this week to talk about the upcoming season. Fresh of his opening round win at the Pipe Pro, Leo details his approach to the wave, his healthy respect for it, confidence and commitment, and his long history with the North Shore. He shares his path to the tour, growing up in a non-surfing family, being part of the Young Guns program with Jack Robinson and Kanoa Igarashi, succeeding in QS and Prime events before getting crushed in his first run on the CT. Leo also touches on the reputation of European surfers, the next European grom to watch out for, how Jeremy Flores inspires him, his comfort with constant travel, and his career-changing switch from Quiksilver to KWay.

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