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

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. Follow Leo and learn more
here.  Watch the Lexus Pipe Pro pres by YETI live on
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