South America was invaded with groms and the played host to the World Rookie Fest and Australian Junior Series. Check out what went down!
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Coming to a resort near you December 20, 2009. With just a little over four months to go, reach out and find out how your company, shop, resort, or organization can support this great event that works to promote the sport and get more people out and riding.
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Final Results from Summer Rookie Fest are in! See who took the top spot!
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The two day gathering brought together the TTR’s board, the World Snowboard Federation (WSF), and brand and media reps to discuss ways of improving the sport’s reach, get more people involved, and establishing measures to push the progression of competitive riding.
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The new crop of Swatch TTR talent fought to be crowned WSF World Rookie Champion this weekend at the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria. Roope Tonteri from Finland stomped his way to first place and earned 500 TTR ranking points. Also on the line was a filming session with Pirate Movie Productions and a photo-shooting with Onboard Europe giving young riders the opportunity to step on stage and earn international recognition. Tonteri was closely followed by Kevin Backstrom (SWE) in second place and Eskil Korneliussen (NOR) in third. Michaela Davis-Meehan, the only Australian in the starting field, stood up to her female competitors and took home the win for the girls.
Due to unfortunate weather conditions on Friday, qualifications and finals were held together on Saturday in a three-runs format. As the best two runs counted, the riders had to show a variety of tricks increasing the intensity of the event and ensuring the onlookers witnessed some amazing feats.
The springtime sun shone brightly upon the slushy course as the rookies stepped it up in front of a large end of season crowd. Klaus Marko had shaped the park which consisted of jumps from 8m to 20m, boxes, rails, and a wall ride, providing countless opportunities for the riders to get their shred on and showcase creativity.
“I am happy to be World Rookie Champion. The riding was good today and I am stoked that another Finnish rider is champion after Peetu Piiroinen won the TTR Tour this year.”, Tonteri said after he learned about his win. Tonteri who showed a good performance at TTR events all over the world this year moves into World No. 75 in the Swatch TTR World Rankings.
Some of the nicest tricks of the day were thrown down by Darek Bergmann (CZE) who finished in fifth with a run including a Frontside 7 with super nice Crail Grab, by Kevin Backstrom with a Frontside 1080 followed by a Tailbonk to 360 Out on the RedBull Obstacle and by Austrian shred talent Luca Schranz who surprised everyone with some one-footed action on the kinkrail and the following kicker. Props also have to go out to Teddy Koo (JAP), who took out the 2Star North Face Korean Rookie Fest and finished in fourth position today. Throughout the contest the level of riding was on professional standards and everyone will be watching as these newcomers erupt onto the Swatch TTR world stage in coming seasons.
The 2008/2009 season may have come to end but stay logged onto www.ttrworldtour.com to relive the highlights and get yourself psyched for the snow to start falling again in the Southern Hemisphere. The Swatch TTR Tour will kick off again in July 2009 so get amped for another epic season.
Bad weather didn’t stop the Black Yeti and riders from 6 nations to rock at the “Protest East Rookie Fest” in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, in order to conquer the last invitation at the upcoming rookie finals. The event saw an high level of riding in both half pipe than slope style competition, re-loading the same format of the 2008 edition in Czech, with an overall rank as avarage of both results.
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Heavy snow falls the last 5 days and bad forecast untill sunday 22 february, changed the schedule of the upcoming World Rookie Tour stop in Serbia but snow storms can’t stop the furius black yeti and the event is still confirmed. The 2star Swatch TTR “Protest Balkan Rookie Fest” is post poned to 24.26 february and moves to Tara Mountain while riders from Serbia, Slovenia and Macedonia are already on the road to the Conquer of the Snowboard Age.
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The furious Black Yeti will lead the best rookies from all over the World to “The Conquer of the Snowboard Age”, competing for the title of World Rookie Champion 2009. Showcasing snowboarding future stars, the World Rookie Tour 08.09 will give to young people a fair opportunity to enter the professional level and win amazing prizes during a series of international junior events from 1star to 4star level.
The Rookie Tour started last summer with the Australian Junior Series and is now ready to kick off in the Northern Hemisphere with stops in Europe and Asia, for a full season calendar. The Tour will culminate in april 2009 with the Swatch TTR 4star “Protest World Rookie Finals 09” in Ischgl, Austria.
The format of “Rookie fest” was consolidated throughout the years and it includes slope style competitions, sport, fun, didactical activities and moments for the getting together riders of different nationalities. The “World Rookie Tour” is a perfect example of the “rookie-to-pro structure”, which has been working so well also thanks to the great cooperation between WSF and TTR. These rookie fests are not just competition: they feature a bunch of other activities to help rookies grow in the field of professional snowboarding, such as photo&video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meeting with photographers and international team managers, parties and big prizes.
The range of prizes riders can win taking part to the Rookie Fests can be: “Protest Rookie Surf & Beach Camp” for summer 2009 in France, an interview on On Board Europe and Tacky, tickets to top class snowboarding events in the world, an invitation to the Pirate Movie Production with photo & video shooting and many other amazing prizes to support the carrier of the best rookies who wish to become professional riders.
International Rookie Fest Stops
Protest World Rookie Fest - Livigno, Italy - 3Star – 17.21 january 09
Fubu Korean Rookie Fest - Phoenix Park, Korea - 2Star – february 09
Protest Balkan Rookie Fest - Kopaonik, Serbia - 2Star – 20.22 february 09ù
Protest East Rookie Fest - Splinderuv Mlyn, Czech Republic - 2Star – 6.8 march 09
Protest World Rookie Finals - Ischgl, Austria - 4Star – 15.19 april 09
In addition local rookie stops at 1Star will be organized by WSF National Snowboard Association all over.
The title of World Rookie Champion will be awarded to the winner of the Protest World Rookie Finals reserved to the top riders from previous Rookie Fests, plus selected riders from National Snowboard Associations and the top 30 riders from the upcoming World Rookie Rank. All rookie stops are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st january 1991 to 31st december 1993) and Grom (born from 1st january 1994 and up), both boys and girls. All contest of the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the Swatch TTR Ranks and for the new World Rookie Rank developed by WSF in association with the Swatch TTR.
The rookie tour is organized by World Snowboard Federation and its member national snowboard associations. The tour is make possible thanks to Protest Boardwear and Ride Snowboards, supported by Pirate Movie Productions, energized by RedBull and broadcasted on www.freecaster.tv <http://www.freecaster.tv/> , On Board Europe, Tacky.
Full list of rookie events, further press release for each stop, details on the World Rookie Rank will be soon available on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
For info and media request
Marco Sampaoli
WSF Board of Directors
marco@worldsnowboardfederation.org
mobile: +39.340.32.85.569
ABOUT THE WORLD SNOWBOARD FEDERATION
WSF is the only international organisation exclusively working to develop and taking care for the sport of snowboard at all levels including, competitions and education, disable and adaptive snowboarding, snowboard activities for riders of any age. WSF represent a network of national snowboard associations which cooperate world wide for the sport development. Members find in WSF a source of inspiration and support at their activities. WSF can create added value for everybody involved in snowboard on national level and can offer ideas, manuals and initiatives as a result of being together in one organization with the same goal: progression of snowboarding at all levels. www.worldsnowboardfederation.org <http://www.worldsnowboardfederation.org/>
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