EP 101: Luana Silva - Making her debut at Pipeline, Her road to the Championship Tour, Challenger Series breakthroughs, Home field advantage at Sunset, Surfing with power, Carissa Moore’s impact, and The new generation of young women on tour

Championship Tour rookie Luana Silva joins the podcast to talk
about making her debut at the Billabong Pro Pipeline. Born and
raised on the North Shore, she discusses the first time she surfed
Pipeline at the age of 11, how hard it is to train there, and her
strategy going into her historic first event. She breaks down her
breakthrough season on the Challenger Series, details her big
performances at Portugal and Haleiwa, and describes the mindset
she’s taking into her rookie year on tour. She looks back at her
journey to the CT, growing up in Hawaii, feeling right at home at
Sunset Beach, learning to surf with power, and progressing her air
game. Luana also touches on the tour events she’s most excited to
surf, the pressure of the midseason cut line, Carissa Moore’s
impact, focusing on the ocean and not her competitors, and being
part of the amazing new generation of women on tour.  Learn
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