Surfing-Italy's Fioravanti takes first world tour win in El Salvador as Moore goes back-to-back

June 13 : Italy's Leonardo Fioravanti claimed his first surfing world tour victory with a win at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Saturday, while Hawaiian veteran Carissa Moore took out her second straight event.

The Roman journeyman, who recovered from a fractured back after being slammed at Hawaii's Pipeline in 2015 and just missed out on a first win there last year, surged to number three in the 2026 world tour rankings with the win.

"It doesn't feel real. It's so many years of believing, never giving up," the two-time Olympian said, choking back tears. "That final last year really broke my heart, but at the same time I never gave up, I kept my head high."

"I did feel like my surfing was there, but it's one thing is to surf good, another thing to beat the best in the world."

Fioravanti started strongly with big first-up scores in most of his heats through the event, and the final was no different, notching up an 8.33 out of a possible 10 as he repeatedly ripped into big turns on a long, fast right-hand wall at the venue of Punta Roca.

The 28-year-old backed it up with a 7.00, leaving rival Italo Ferreira needing a two-wave total of 15.33 out of 20.

The Brazilian, surfing with eight stitches in his knee after being hit by a recreational surfer before the competition, got back in the fight with some sharp vertical hits for a 7.50 but could not find a second decent score and ended with a 10.90 two-wave total.

Ferreira, who held onto the yellow rankings leader jersey, earlier fought back for a semifinal win over countryman Gabriel Medina, while Fioravanti won a tense semi over childhood friend Kanoa Igarashi from Japan. 

Brazilian men now hold five of the six top spots on the rankings as they head to their home event at