EP 74: Kanoa Igarashi Returns - WSL Final 5 chances, World Title vs Gold Medal, Being the face of the upcoming Olympics, Surfing against Gabriel Medina, and The hardest maneuver to land in surfing

As the podcast’s first returning guest, Championship Tour star
Kanoa Igarashi talks about his first half of the 2021 season and
the road to the Rip Curl WSL Finals. He reviews his very strong
chances to make the WSL Final 5, discusses some of the biggest
surprises of the season like Morgan Cibilic, and explains the
difference between free surfs during an event window and those at
home. He describes being the face of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics,
all the responsibilities that come with it, and whether winning a
gold medal would mean more than winning a World Title. He also
touches on surfing against Gabriel Medina, how interest from
non-endemic sponsors shows the growth of surfing, the next event at
Barra De La Cruz, Japan’s best up-and-coming tour hopefuls, and the
hardest maneuver to land in surfing. Learn more about your ad
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