They are hip, they are loads, and they are guided by the furious Black Yeti. Almost 100 rookies coming from 14 different nations are about to swarm into Livigno to take part to the Protest World Rookie Fest 2009
THE RIDERS’ LIST OF PROTEST WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2009
Livigno, Italy
January 14, 2009
They are hip, they are loads, and they are guided by the furious Black Yeti. Almost 100 rookies coming from 14 different nations are about to swarm into Livigno to take part to the Protest World Rookie Fest 2009. In this legendary event, every year the best international young guns defy each other to enter even more important competitions. A lot of top international rookies have confirmed their presence, such as the Norvegian Staale Sandbach, the Dutch Dimi de Jong, and Teddy Koo from Japan. But the question is: who is the new star of snowboarding that is going to shine in Livigno?
The Protest World Rookie Fest in Livigno –from January 17 to 21, 2009– will be a one-of-a-kind event. It is going to be the first heat of the itinerant world championship for under-18 athletes: the World Rookie Tour 2009 “The Conquer of the Snowboard Age”. To await the national rookie teams, there is a court worthy of a professional contest with jumps up to 22m high, stairs, and breathtaking prizes: a ticket for the Waegle Taengle Gang Jam 2009 in Mayherofen, six entries to the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, invitations to the Protest Surf Camp in Hossegor and much more.
Mountain Riders (www.mountain-riders.org) will explain to the participants the importance of respecting mountains, the biggest treasure for snowboard fans. To follow the event, daily updates will be posted on www.freecaster.tv!
RIDER LIST PROTEST WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2009 – LIVIGNO
BIB-NAME-SURNAME-NATION
1 TEDDY KOO JAPAN
2 KEVIN KOO JAPAN
3 AUSTRIAN RIDERS AUSTRIA
4 AUSTRIAN RIDERS AUSTRIA
5 AUSTRIAN RIDERS AUSTRIA
6 MARIA BIBI MAIOCCO ITALY
7 YOURI MACIOTTA ITALY
8 GIANMARCO MAIOCCO ITALY
9 FEDERICO CALEMME ITALY
10 GIULIA GALLO ITALY
11 SIMONE ANGELINI ITALY
12 FRANCESCO BRUTTO ITALY
13 RUGGERO NACCARI ITALY
14 FRANCSCO FAZI ITALY
15 Marco GRIGIS ITALY
16 ALBERTO CASTALDO ITALY
17 GIANLUCA PARDINI ITALY
18 HANNES VIEIDER ITALY
19 LUCAS VALENTINI ITALY
20 CRISTIAN PANCIERA ITALY
21 GIACOMELLI ALESSIO ITALY
22 DANIEL MOSCARDINI ITALY
23 MICHELE LOBRANO ITALY
24 Marco FANTINI ITALY
25 ARIANNA SITTONI ITALY
26 JELENA IGNIATOW 1995 SERBIA
27 MAXIM VAN ZONHOVEN 1992 BELGIUM
28 SEBBE DE BUCK 1995 BELGIUM
29 TOM GOOSSENS 1991 BELGIUM
30 BJORN SIMONS 1993 BELGIUM
31 JESSE AUGUSTINUS NETHERLANDS
32 ROCCO VAN STRATTEN NETHERLANDS
33 DIMI DE JONG NETHERLANDS
34 MICHAELA DAVIS-MEEHAN AUSTRALIA
35 ALICIA BARKER AUSTRALIA
36 HUGH MARSDEN AUSTRALIA
37 DAN PORKERT 1996 CZECH REP.
38 DAREK BERGMANN 1991 CZECH REP.
39 DAN PAULICEK 1993 CZECH REP.
40 MARTIN MIKYSKA 1994 CZECH REP.
41 DUSAK KRIZ 1995 CZECH REP.
42 FILIP GUTWIRTH 1992 CZECH REP.
43 ONDREJ PORKERT CZECH REP.
44 JOHANNES SKOTTHEIM SWEDEN
45 ZEBASTIAN LANDMARK SWEDEN
46 SWEN THORGREN SWEDEN
47 DANIEL KONIG,coach SWEDEN
48 NIKLAS MATTSON SWEDEN
49 ANTON BILARE SWEDEN
50 ISAK BJÖRNSTRÖM SWEDEN
51 ALBIN HIELSTRÖM SWEDEN
52 TOBIAS ÖBERG SWEDEN
53 ROBIN ÖBERG SWEDEN
54 TIMI SÄLSÄ SWEDEN
55 FILIP LANDMARK SWEDEN
56 BENJAMIN LESTAGE-KÖNIG SWEDEN
57 JEREMIE LESTAGE-KÖNIG SWEDEN
58 SVEIN ROALD JOERGENSEN NORWAY
59 MARIA JONES NORWAY
60 TRYM NORDGAARD NORWAY
61 BRAGE BRATEN RICHENBERG NORWAY
62 RUDI OLAF OESTERHUS NORWAY
63 EVEN SOLBRAA NORWAY
64 ESKIL KORNELIUSSEN NORWAY
65 LEN ROALD JOERGENSEN NORWAY
66 TOR ULM LUNDSTRÖM NORWAY
67 KEVIN BÄCKSTRÖM NORWAY
68 JULIUS BRAATHEN OEDEGAARD NORWAY
69 STAALE SANDBECH NORWAY
70 SONDRE FOSSUM TILLER NORWAY
71 ALEKSANDER MIHAILOVIC NORWAY
72 MORGEN SKOGHEIM KLEIVDAL NORWAY
73 TONTERI ROOPE FINLAND
74 NUUTI NIEMELA FINLAND
75 LEWIS COURTIER JONES GREAT BRITAIN
76 CODY HIERONS GREAT BRITAIN
77 OLLIE JACKSON GREAT BRITAIN
78 JESSE SMITH GREAT BRITAIN
79 TOM HUNT GREAT BRITAIN
80 HENRY SHACKLETON GREAT BRITAIN
81 DEAN HORSFIELD GREAT BRITAIN
82 SAM TURNBULL GREAT BRITAIN
83 JAMIE NICHOLS GREAT BRITAIN
84 SWISS Rider SWITZERLAND
85 SWISS Rider SWITZERLAND
86 SWISS Rider SWITZERLAND
87 SWISS Rider SWITZERLAND
88 SWISS Rider SWITZERLAND
89 ALICIA BONNAUD FRANCE
International Rookie Fest heats:
Protest World Rookie Fest – Livigno, Italy – 3Star – 17.21 january 09
North Face Korean Rookie Fest – Phoenix Park, Korea – 2Star – 4-6 february 09
Protest Balkan Rookie Fest – Kopaonik, Serbia – 2Star – 20.22 february 09
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, rookie 1Star regional contests will be organized all over the world by the national associations of the WSF. More information on the page www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
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 April 15 to April 19, 2009. Only the winners of the previous qualifiers will be able to go to Ischgl, together with the best athletes of the World Rookie Rank on April 5, 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, the final winner 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, a Photo Shooting by On Board Europe and an invitation to an event which is still kept secret are awaiting the winner.
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. www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
Info and Inscriptions:
official home page www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
mail: rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org
phone nr.: +39.340.3285569
