100 rookies, including World Rookie Champion 2009 Roope Tonteri from Finland, are next to land in Livigno, Italy, for the 3Star Protest World Rookie Fest. A new incredible prize has just been announced, as the winner will get a wildcard to the legendary 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge 2010 in Norway. In addition to the competitive aspects, the event has set itself a mission to become the first carbon neutral youth snowboarding event.
Standing behind the slogan “The Future is Here”, the Protest World Rookie Fest 2010 announced a few new points to promote this concept. The best rookies from all over the world will compete for prizes which will help them with their careers as future stars of snowboarding: such as a wildcard to the 6 Star Oakley Arctic Challenge 2010 in Norway, the cornerstone event of the TTR World Snowboard Tour, founded by Terje Haakonsen or a freeride trip to Chile together with international pros and a professional a film production company. There will also be 5 invitations handed out to the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals 2010 in Ischgl, Austria and, for the female partecipants, 2 tickets for the 3Star Oakley Girl Session in Finland. Finally snowboard goodies offered by Protest Boardwear and Ride Snowboards.
World Rookie Champion 2009 Roope Tonteri at Protest WRF 09 in Livigno
To express our respect for the surrounding nature, the Protest World Rookie Fest has teamed up with a project for Renewable Energy from Wood Biomass based in Tirano, a few kilometers from Livigno. This energetic project uses surplus biomass residues to generate electricity for 500 houses, avoiding the use of 3.5 million liters of gasoline and 10.500 tons of CO2 per year. Also this project pushes traditional agricultural activities and mountain forest maintenance in the same area where the event happens. In this way the event offsets locally the CO2 emissions generated and reaches the status of a Carbon Neutral Event, certified by Climate Partner. To be mentioned that The Arctic Challenge 2009 was the first snowboard event ever to be Carbon Neutral.
Almost 100 rookies from 15 countries already confirmed their presence at the event. They will be split into two categories: Rookies, those who were born between 1st January 1992 and 31st December 1994, and Groms, who were born after January 1st, 1995. Both male and female categories. Past edition saw today’s big names on the podium such as Staale Sandbach, Seppe Smith, Gjermund Braathen, Sarka Pancochova, Dimi De Jong which have builded today a carrier as professional snowboarders. Stay tuned and check the rider list of 2010 edition: among today’s unknowns there are future stars of snowboarding.
Protest World Rookie Fest 2010 in Livigno – RIDER LIST
bib – name – surname – nationality
1 ROOPE TONTERI FINLAND
2 GUTWIRTH FILIP CZECH REP.
3 MIKYSKA MARTIN CZECH REP.
4 PAULICEK DAN CZECH REP.
5 AUGUSTINOVA DIANA CZECH REP.
6 PORKERT DANIEL CZECH REP.
7 KRAL JAKUB CZECH REP.
8 PORKERT ONDREJ CZECH REP.
9 BISA MICHAL CZECH REP.
10 KRIZ DUSAN CZECH REP.
11 Philip Landmark SWEDEN
12 Niklas Mattsson SWEDEN
13 Isak Björnström SWEDEN
14 Tor Lundström SWEDEN
15 Timmy Säisä ?gren SWEDEN
16 Måns Hedberg SWEDEN
17 Isak Gidlöf Riabacke SWEDEN
18 Marcus Edman SWEDEN
19 Alexander de la Torre Wallden SWEDEN
20 Robin ?berg SWEDEN
21 Albin Hjellström SWEDEN
22 Johan Nordhag SWEDEN
23 Benjamin Lestage König SWEDEN
24 Sven Thorgren SWEDEN
25 Johannes Skottheim SWEDEN
26 Kevin Bäckström SWEDEN
27 Håkon Hærnes NORWAY
28 Vebjørn Myhre NORWAY
29 Håvard Bergheim NORWAY
30 Erla Lind Thorarinsdottir NORWAY
31 Peder Dale Midttømme NORWAY
32 Emil Andre Ulsletten NORWAY
33 Brage B Richenberg NORWAY
34 Trym Nordgård NORWAY
35 Tor Lundstrøm NORWAY
36 Len R. Jørgensen NORWAY
37 Rudi ?sterhus NORWAY
38 Nora Thompson NORWAY
39 Jessi Blackwell NORWAY
40 Lewis Courtier Jones GREAT BRITAIN
41 Jamie Nicholls GREAT BRITAIN
42 Thomas Hunt GREAT BRITAIN
43 Alicia Bonnaud FRANCE
44 Seamus O’Connor USA
45 Matthias Meyer SWISS
46 Lars Bachmann SWISS
47 David Djite SWISS
48 Samuel Kasper SWISS
49 Luca Pasqualini SWISS
50 Max Buri SWISS
51 Leandro Eigensatz SWISS
52 Joel Staub SWISS
53 Lucas Baume SWISS
54 David Hablützel SWISS
55 Giovanni Mengotti SWISS
56 Michael Schärer SWISS
57 Lou Staub SWISS
58 Yannick Hermann SWISS
59 Sebbe De Buck BELGIUM
60 Stef Van Deursen BELGIUM
61 Bjorn Simons BELGIUM
62 Jesse Augustinus NETHERLANDS
63 Ryusei Takahashi JAPAN
64 Tatsuki Inamura JAPAN
65 Maurycy Karczewski POLAND
TEAM AUSTRIA TBD
TEAM ITALY TBD
TEAM SERBIA TBD
TEAM FINLAND TBD
TEAM CROAZIA TBD
If your dream is to become a professional snowboarder, then your future starts from the Rookie Fest!
Norwegian Tiller Sondre Fossum at Protest WRF 09 in Livigno.
International Rookie Fest Stops 2009.10
Protest World Rookie Fest – Livigno, Italy – 3Star – 16.20 january 2010
Protest Pyrenees Rookie Fest, Vallnord, Andorra – 2Star – 30.31 january 2010
Protest Balkan Rookie Fest – Iver Mokra Gora, Serbia – 2Star – 12.14 february 2010
Protest East Rookie Fest – Splinderuv Mlyn, Czech Republic – 2Star – 5.7 march 2010
Protest World Rookie Finals – Ischgl, Austria – 4Star – 7.11 april 2010
Summer Rookie Camp – Val Senales, Italy – 26june.3july 2010 – www.rookiecamp.eu
Freeride Rookie Fest – Valle Nevado, Chile – 2Star – august 2010
For all info, daily program, updates, video and pictures about the Protest World Rookie Fest: www.worldsnowboardfederation.org – rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org – phone: +39.340.3285569
ABOUT WORLD ROOKIE TOUR & WORLD ROOKIE RANK
Only the best rookies in the world will be granted access to the World Rookie Tour big final: the Swatch TTR 4Star “Protest World Rookie Finals” in Ischgl, Austria, from 7 to 11 April 2010. Only the winners of the previous qualifiers will be able to go to Ischgl, together with the best 20 athletes of the World Rookie Rank on April 1st , and the wild cards that single nations give to their most promising rookies. The World Rookie Rank is a classification for under 18’s only and it is developed by the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) in collaboration with TTR. At the end of the World Rookie Tour, thewinner of the finals will be awarded with the title of World Rookie Champion. He will be offered a unique opportunity to enter the world of professional snowboarding: an invitation to a Video Shooting with the Pirate Movie Production, an International Photo Shooting, a Freeride Filming Trip to Chile and an invitation to the Billabong Air&Style Rookie Challenge 2010. Info on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
ABOUT THE WORLD SNOWBOARD FEDERATION
WSF is the only international organisation working uniquely to develop and support snowboard at all levels, including competitions and education, disable and adaptive snowboarding, activities for riders of any age. WSF is a network of national snowboard associations cooperating worldwide for the development and promotion of the sport. Members find in WSF a source of inspiration and support to their activities. WSF can create added value for everybody involved in snowboard on national level and offers ideas, handbooks and initiatives, the result of an organization whose components share the same goal: progression of snowboarding at all levels. Official website: www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
ABOUT THE SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR
Founded by Terje Haakonsen and industry innovators in 2002, the Swatch Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour is a non-profit, rider-driven organization with the mission “to create the highest quality competitive snowboard environment in the world, using authenticity, accessibility, innovation as guiding principles”. Since its foundation, the Swatch TTR Tour has been developing into the most exposed snowboard tour worldwide featuring global grass root and key independent freestyle snowboarding events over a ten-month period from Southern to Northern Hemisphere locations. Events are rated via a 1-through-6Star system, with points allocated accordingly, a 6Star event holds the highest (1000 points). Any rider participating in these events, from up-and-coming to professional talent, earns ranking points and a position on the Swatch TTR World Ranking List. The top male and female rider based on an average of their best six results of the season (5+1 system) is crowned Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion. For more information visit www.ttrworldtour.com.
