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2019.20 World Rookie Tour – Let the future begins

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The official calendar has been released. The start of something extraordinary has just begun.

The World Rookie Tour season has officially started with one event in Les2Alpes and 2 events in New Zealand. Now the tour goes on and the Black Yeti is proud to announce 2020 northern hemisphere calendar with events in world premium resorts: Skyline Park in Innsbruck, across the oceans to Nekoma and Taksu in Japan to land in USA, in Mammouth, Vail and Keystone resorts. Mottolino Park in Livigno, will host the 15th edition of the World Rookie Fest, the oldest event in the tour. Finally new top destinations will debut in the rookie tour this season: Ruka in Finland, and Madonna di Campiglio in Italy.

The legendary World Rookie Finals, will take place in for freeski in Seiser Alm, Italy, from March the 23rd to the 27th , while snowboard finals will be head for the 4th time in Kitzsteinhorn – Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria, from the 30th of March to the 5th of April 2020.

The World Rookie Tour (WRT) is the largest youth snowboard and freeski series in the world with thousands of fans from all over the world. Every event is not just a competition: it features loads of other activities to help rookies in their personal and athlete grow such as photo&video shootings, English talks, avalanche and rescue clinics, meeting with photographers and international team managers, parties and big prizes.

At the end, the winners of the World Rookie Finals will be awarded with the title of World Rookie Champions and will be offered a unique opportunity to enter the world of professional snowboarding and freesking: all the last season champs, male and female, snowboarder and freeskier, got invited to the Audi Nines and conquered a spot in the 2019.20 FIS World Cup Tour. The special prizes for 2020 Champions will be announced soon.

What are you waiting for?

Come and join the 2019/2020 World Rookie Tour: the future is here.

Go to www.worldrookietour.com/calendar  to see the full calendar.

Photo: Gustav Ohlsson and Ania Grzelka


2019.20 World Rookie Tour Snowboarding – Calendar

Summer Rookie Jam // Les 2 Alpes . FRA // 13-20.07.2019 // SS/BA/HP
NZ Rookie Fest // Cadrona . NZL // 14-17.08.2019 //  SS/HP
NZ Show Down Rookie Fest // Cadrona. NZL // 04-06.10.2019 // SS/BA/HP
World Rookie Fest // Livigno . ITA // 11-15.01.2020 // SS
Colorado WRT Grom Fest // Vail . USA // 26.01.2020 // HP
QKLS Rookie Fest // Ruka . FIN // 29.01-02.02.2020 // SS
REV Tour Rookie Fest // Mammoth Mountain. USA // 07-09.02.2020 // SS/HP
Colorado WRT Grom Fest // Keystone A51 . USA // 08.02.2020 // SS
Balkan Rookie Fest // Sofia . BUL // 13-16.02.2020 // SS
Young Guns Rookie Fest // Takasu . JPN // 16.02.2020 // HP
Indy Park Rookie Fest // Nekoma . JPN // 14.03.2020 // SS
Ursus Rookie Fest // Madonna di Campiglio. ITA // 15-19.03.2020 // SS
World Rookie Finals // Kitzsteinhorn, Zell Am See-Kaprun . AUT // 31.03-05.04.2020 // SS/HP

2019.20 World Rookie Tour Freesking – Calendar

Summer Rookie Jam // Les 2 Alpes . FRA // 13-20.07.2019 // SS/BA/HP
NZ Rookie Fest // Cadrona, NZL // 14-17.08.2019 // SS/HP
NZ Show Down Rookie Fest // Cadrona. NZL // 04-06.10.2019 // SS/BA/HP
Colorado WRT Grom Fest // Vail . USA // 26.01.2020 // HP
REV TOUR Rookie Fest // Mammoth Mountain. USA // 05-06.02.2020 // SS/HP
Colorado WRT Grom Fest // Keystone A51 . USA // 09.02.2020 // SS
Balkan Rookie Fest // Sofia . BUL // 13-16.02.2020 // SS
Skyline Park Rookie Fest // Innsbruck, Skyline Park. AUT // 14.02-16.02.2020 //SS
Ursus Rookie Fest // Madonna di Campiglio. ITA // 15-19.03.2020 // SS
Kronplatz Rookie Fest // Kronplatz. ITA // 20-22.03.2020 // SS
World Rookie Finals // Seiser Alm. ITA // 23-27.3.2020

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                                    If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,
                                           then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

 

 

About World Rookie Tour
The WRT is organized by the Black Yeti company in collaboration with International and National Sports Associations. It consists of a selection of high quality International events, in snowboard, freeski and skateboard, the so called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies in their personal and athlete grow, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since the foundation in 2005 it awards tickets to world class events such as The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, the X Games, the Audi Nines, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and freeride trip in Southern Hemisphere. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of season “World Rookie Finals”, a unique event where the best youngsters from all over the world compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com   

 

Communication Manager World Rookie Tour
Marco Sampaoli – marco@moonsrl.it  – Phone +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69

Event Coordinator World Rookie Tour
Meinhard Trojer – meinhardtrojer@powdern.com – Phone +43.650.5637424

Torpedo 7 NZ Showdown – Rookies at Cardrona

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The last WRT Snowboard and Freeski event of the season in the Southern Hemisphere is just behind the corner: on October the 4th, Cardrona NZ will host the Torpedo7 NZ Showdown 👊!

Welcome to the Torpedo7 NZ Showdown, where skiers & snowboarders compete for the final time this season in the Big Bucks terrain park! All ages welcome. The World Rookie Tour is back & we’re stoked to watch what these groms have to throw down.

This event is a Rookie Fest and a FIS Open, which means competitors can qualify for the World Rookie Tour Finals as well as earn FIS points!

Competitors can register here, and anyone age-eligible for the World Rookie Tour will be automatically entered in that division. FIS entries need to be on the official FIS Entry Form sent by the competitor’s National Federation.

The competition is scheduled for Friday, October 4th. Saturday, October 5th & Sunday, October 6th are the weather postponement days.

WRT Sk8: highlights from the finals

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Check out the top highlights from the first World Rookie Tour Skateboard Final ever, where Guilherme Lima took the title and the invitations for the 2020 Red Bull Roller Coaster, 2020 Mystic Sk8 Cup and 2020 Simple Session!

Report and full results are available here:
Guilherme Lima is the first World Rookie Skateboard Champion

Black Yeti has been really productive, making a ton of clips from the finals. Winning runs, best trick session, watch the videos below and share the happiness!


World Rookie Tour Sk8: Guilherme Lima rookie winning run
World Rookie Tour Sk8: 2nd place run Santino Exenberger
World Rookie Tour Sk8: 3rd place for Daniel Santos
World Rookie Tour Sk8: Madu Teixeira grom winning run
Best Trick Session at the WRT Sk8 Finals

 

All the video by Andreas Monsberger

Guilherme Lima is the first World Rookie Skateboard Champion

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Tomorrow stars of skateboarding battled for the first ever under 21 World Skateboard Champion title.

Black Yeti crowned the first World Rookie Champion in an incredible scenario where 50 riders from 7 nations, met and competed in the beautiful Parque das Gerações in Cascais, Portugal, in front of the Atlantic Ocean. A fantastic crowd showed up in large numbers to experience a brand new concept for the skateboard community: a platform to search and support the future stars of skateboarding.

After a series of qualifying events, the bests advanced to Lisbon’s World Finals where never seen before prizes were awarded: invitations to 2020 Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup and to the World Rookie Shooting.  The fabulous skatepark of Cascais, situated on the beautiful Lisbon coastline, was the perfect location for the Big Final: with a huge and perfect street course, close to a gorgeous beach just across the street, it was the most intense competition of the World Rookie Skateboard Tour with an intense level of riding.

The Portuguese Guilherme Lima showed off his talent, winning the first ever World Rookie Skateboard Champion Title, with a fluid style and solid tricks portfolio. He consistently threw down technical tricks, starting with frontside feeble on the stair set, and included 360 flip over the pyramid, frontside lip on the kinked rail and flip backside lip slide, culminating in his best trick section with hard flip frontside board, impressing judges and spectators. Santino Exenberger from Austria took second place and portuguese Daniel Santos rounded off the podium and delivered consistent skating as well. Swiss Noel Scharer laid down a perfect backside 180 nose grind revert, gained the Best Trick of the day and the invitation to the 2020 Mystic Sk8 Cup.

“Skateboarding is my entire life, I am so happy! I know that this victory will help me to realise my dream. I am so excited to participate in great events like the Red Bull Roller Coaster and the Simple Session!” Guilherme said. Indeed, Guilherme will go straight to the 2020 Red Bull Roller Coaster, to the 2020 Simple Session and to the 2020 Mystic Sk8 Cup.

If you want to watch the Guilherme’s winning run click below!

During the day we all got also a taste of what the youngest skaters can do. The Grom’s category for the under 15, showed that skateboarding is progressing and that there is a growing number of talented emerging skaters. Madu Teixeira won convincing judges with a solid run while Tomé Jonet and Keanu Schwedt follow him respectively in second and third position. On the Girls’ side Madalena Jacinto shined in her run section, gained the first position in front of Carlota Tinoco and Ana Beatriz Constantino.

Black Yeti would like to thank all the young skaters, families, organizers and local crew for their part in making the first World Rookie Skateboard Tour such a great success. It was a great experience, see you next year again in Cascais for the 2020 World Rookie Skateboard Finals.

Results of the event can be found here.

Photo galleries are available at the links below:

World Rookie Tour Skateboard Qualifiers Day
World Rookie Tour Skateboard Final Day

 

Photo Credits: Ruben Claudino
Video Credits: Andreas Monsberger

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019  – DONE
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019 – DONE
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019  – DONE
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019 – DONE
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa-Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019 – DONE 

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World Rookie Skateboard Final goes in live streaming

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Super final will go live on YouTube and Facebook

Parque das Gerações of Cascais, Portugal, is hosting the first World Rookie Skateboard Final ever, with the participation of the local hero and world class skateboarder Gustavo Ribeiro. Perfect weather, great times, incredible young guns shredded together for a unique sport and lifestyle experience in a great international scenario, where the first ever World Rookie Skateboard Champion title will be awarded. 

Not just skateboarding but also many side activities like chill & grill evenings, printer workshop and surf lessons. Special guest of the event the local hero Gustavo Ribeiro, the first Portuguese skater to win the Tampa AM and conquering podiums at the Street League of Skateboarding.

Top qualifiers in girls’ and boys’ rookie category, respectively were Maddalena Jacinto and Guilherme Lima while in the groms category Keaunu Schwedt was the best skater of the day. All of today’s participants in women’s advance to the finals, along with the top 8 finishers from groms and 6 from the rookies. Follow the Black Yeti on Facebook and Instagram to know the complete riders list.

Black Yeti couldn’t be more excited for the tomorrow’s finals: don’t miss your chance to watch the world’s best young skateboarders battle it out for the first World Rookie Skateboard Champion title.

Watch the highlights from the qualification day at the 2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard!

 

WRT Sk8 Super Finals Live streaming schedule

September the 15th 2019
PST time 7:00am – 10:00am Pacific Standard time
MST time 8:00am – 11:00am Mountain Standard time
CST time 9:00am – 12:00am Central Standard time
EST time 10:00am – 1:00pm Estern Standard time
GMT time 2:00pm – 5:00pm (Portugal local time)
CET time 3:00pm – 6:00pm  Central Europe Time
EET time 4:00pm – 7:00pm East Europe Time
Japan time 10:00pm – 1:00am

Link for the live streaming of the super final: https://youtu.be/agQKdESMDL0

Last but not least, the incredible prizes: a wild card to the 2020 Red Bull Roller Coaster (Munich, Germany, June 2020), a ticket to the 2020 Simple Session (Tallin, Estonia, February 2020), a ticket to the 2020 Mystic Sk8 Cup (Prague, Czech Republic, June 2020), points for the World Cup Skateboarding and many other prizes offered by our tour sponsors Jart Skateboard, TSG Protection, Jail Jam headwear.

Photo gallery from the qualifiers here

Photo Credits: Ruben Claudino
Video Credits: Andreas Monsberger

 

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019  – DONE
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019 – DONE
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019  – DONE
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019 – DONE
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa-Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019 

Follow the World Rookie Tour
Web: www.worldrookietour.com and www.wcsk8.com
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email: info@worldrookietour.com

The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Cup of Skateboarding and selected independent organizers.

Great success for the last WRT Skate Stop in Swiss

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The World Rookie Tour presented by Skateacademy.ch contest was a big success! The participants express a very high level of skateboarding, getting all the attention of judges and spectators. Below you can see the video highlights from Zurich!

Noel Scharer was the best skater of the day, followed by compatriot Willow Fernandes. The german Ati Oppelt close the podium in the third place.

In the groms category a nice challenge was between the german talent Julius Schropfl, the winner, and the swiss youngster Jasper Haberzettl, second position. Complete the podium the swiss Timon Stalder.

On the girls side, young rippers Liv Broder, Lena Schmid, Zoe Van Essen showed their best, completing the podium respectively in first, second and third position.

Now it’s time for the big final! The best sk8 youth guns will have the chance to be the first World Rookie Skateboard Champion. See you in Lisbon Cascais, Portugal, from the 13 to 16 september 2019!

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2019 World Rookie Skateboarding Finals

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Lisbon/Cascais, Portugal – 13-15 Sept. 2019
– REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN – 

After a season of skateboard rookie fests all around Europe everything is ready for “Le Grand Finale” in Lisbon/Cascais, Portugal, where the first ever World Rookie Skateboarding Champion will be crowed. Registrations are now open, hurry up to secure your spot in the final!

The Black Yeti travelled through Europe this summer and found in the beautiful city of Cascais in Portugal, the best location to host the first ever World Rookie Skateboarding Finals. Now the top skateboarders from the previous events, coach and families are preparing their trip to sunny Portugal, well known for it’s delicious fish dishes, unique city light, astonishing monuments & culture, plus some of the best european surf spots, where Lisbon and Cascais will host the World Rookie Tour Skateboard’s finals, from September the 13th with the warm-up, to the 15th for the super finals.

Riders from all over Europe will come at the WRT Finals for a unique sports and lifestyle experience in a great international scenario.  The program of 2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals includes many lifestyle activities:  chill & grill evenings, printer workshop and surf lessons will take place during the weekend.

In the World Rookie Skateboarding finals the riders can win incredible prizes: a wildcard to the 2020 Red Bull Roller Coaster (Munich, Germany, June 2020), a ticket to the 2020 Simple Session (Tallin, Estonia, February 2020) and a ticket to the 2020 Mystic Sk8 Cup (Prague, Czech Republic, June 2020). The best skaters from the  finals will be invited to the World Rookie Shooting which will happen in Munich, Germany, in June 2020, and many other prizes offered by our tour sponsors Jart Skateboard, TSG Protection, Jail Jam headwear.

If you are skater and if your dream is to start a professional carrier, then Lisbon/Cascais, Portugal is the place to be from Sept. the 13th to Sept. the 15th 2019.

Download here the event info, program.

Find the registration form here.

IMPORTANT: QUALIFYING CRITERIA TO THE 2019 WORLD ROOKIE SKATEBOARDING FINALS (WHO CAN JOIN THE FINALS)
– Riders, male and female, born 1st January 1998 and younger are admitted.
– Riders will be divided in 2 age groups: born before/after 2005.
– The top 3 riders, both male and female, Rookie and Grom, from the previous World Rookie Tour SK8 stops in Milano, Les 2 Alpes, Bolzen and Zurich, are already qualified to the super finals of the World Rookie Skateboard Finals scheduled on Sunday the 15th September.

– All other riders can take part in the open qualifications on Saturday 14.09.2019 to get their spot for the the Super Finals on Sunday 15.09.2019

Registration, info and bookings: registration@worldrookietour.com

Simple Session
Red Bull Roller Coaster

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019  – DONE
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019 – DONE
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019  – DONE
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa-Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019

 

Follow the World Rookie Tour
Web: www.worldrookietour.com and www.wcsk8.com
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email: info@worldrookietour.com

The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Cup of Skateboarding and selected independent organizers.

Report from South Tyrol

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The first edition of the South Tyrol Rookie Fest Skateboarding, held in Bozen, Italy, was a great success. On the 24 and 25 August 2019, almost 30 skaters from all over Italy, gather in the amazing Bolzano Skateplatza, a 1000 square meter concrete park developed by the local Sk8 Project Sport Association in partnership with the Municipality of Bozen.

 

The event program started on Saturday the 24th of August with street quali, bawl best trick session, night session, live graffiti and  breakdance workshops. The first day of the event culminated in the saturday night party with dj set and beat box exhibition by international artist “Alien Dee”.  Sunday the 25th of August, saw the best skaters competing in the finals in order to conquer wild cards for the end of season World Rookie Skateboard Finals in Lisbon-Cascais, Portugal, on 14.15 September 2019.

In the groms division local rider Thomas Zaccaria conquered the top of the podium with a solid 90 second run. Ian Matteoli and Maicol Fantini followed him on the second and third place.

Among the rookies, the best rider of the event resulted local hero Giuseppe Cola who won both the best trick and the best rider of the event awards. Markus Mauroner and Phillipp Rossi completed the rookie podium. For all of them, plus Benjamin Bucel, a wild card to enter the WRT Skate Finals in Portugal, with an all-inclusive free invitation for Giuseppe Cola as the best skater of the event.

Download here the complete ranking of the event.


Rookies


Groms

MORE PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE HERE

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
 Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019  – DONE
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019 – DONE
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019 – DONE
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa – Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019

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Reports from Cardrona 2019

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The finals of the Spy Optics NZ Freestyle Open RookieFest Slopestyle took place at Cardrona Alpine Resort with competitors battling to earn a place at the World Rookie Tour finals in Austria next March.

The World Rookie Tour is an under 18 snowboard and freeski freestyle international series founded in 2004. Supported since day 1 by the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) and the former TTR World Snowboard Tour, today it is the largest and oldest youth international action sport series, including also skateboard and with events all around the world. It is now partner of some of the most prestigious world class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session and, for snowboard and freeski champions, it award personal spots for the FIS World Cup Tour.

With wind increasing throughout the morning a call was made to cancel the women’s finals and results were taken from yesterday’s qualifying rounds meaning that Eileen Gu (CHN) would take the top spot on the WRT Rookie women’s ski podium with Ruby Andrews (NZ) second and Shuorui Yang (CHN) third. With only one skier in the WRT Grom Girls’ category, Ruyi Yang could claim her spot in the finals.

The WRT podium for women’s snowboard saw Cool Wakushima (NZ) in first, Hikari Yoshizawa (JPN) second and Meila Stalker (AUS) third.

NZ’s Luca Harrington backed up a strong performance in the qualifying rounds to take out the top spot in the WRT Rookie Boys’ Ski division, with compatriot Max McDonald in second. Toma Matsuura (JPN) rounded out the podium in third.

NZ athletes also claimed the top two places in the WRT Grom Ski division, with Gustav Legnavsky in first place and Finley Melville-Ives second. “I’m so stoked,” said Gustav, “it’s the first time I’ve made finals in an open men’s slopestyle comp, I’m just really happy to get that run down.” Gustav put down his top scoring run (72.33) on his first attempt of two, one of the only riders to land a clean run in the first round windy conditions. Gustav’s run was: Front 4 on A frame, k-fed on down flat down, back 6 on cannon, right 9 safety, switch bio 9 safety, cork 7 left safety. Third place went to USA’s Daniel Hough.

A hotly contested Rookie Boys Snowboard division saw China’s Yiming Su score an impressive 98 points from a possible 100, taking out first place ahead of Hiroaki Kunitake (JPN) on 95 points. Yuto Yamada (JPN) finished third.

The Grom Boys’ Snowboard podium went to Taiga Hasegawa (JPN), Chaeun Lee (KOR), Hiroto Ogiwara (JPN).

Download all the Freeski results here

Download all the Snowboard results here

For further information:

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South Tyrol SK8 Rookie Fest presented by SK8 Project

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Bolzano, Skate Platza
24.25 August 2019
– REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN –

WRT Skateboarding will hit Italy one more time, with the upcoming event in Bozen, the South Tyrol SK8 Rookie Fest, scheduled on August the 24th and the 25th 2019.

In a perfect venue built by the municipality of Bozen, the premium “Skate Platza“ with street and bowl areas, the local club “Sk8 Project“ developed a youth skateboard school and organized several annual events, creating the perfect conditions to host a WRT Skateboarding stop. The South Tyrol Sk8 Rookie Fest will be a direct qualification for the first edition of the 2019 World Rookie Skateboarding Finals scheduled from Sept. the 13rd to Sept. the 15th in Lisbon and Cascais, Portugal. All the podium riders of the event in Bolzano, male and female, rookies and groms, will get a direct spot for the super finals in Portugal where incredible prizes will be awarded.

The Program of the event is a weekend long, including warm-up, qualification, best trick by Nixon and live music on Saturday the 24th, and finals on Sunday the 25th of August. During the weekend several workshop and urban activities will take place: Graffiti Jam, Beatbox Chyper, Breakdance, Open Floor for Dancer, Street Basket and the Saturday night after party with Alien Dee „The Humoniod Beatbox Musician“.

An event not to miss!

Event name: South Tyrol SK8 Rookie Fest
Location: Bozen Skate Platza
Date: 24.25 September 2019
Contacts: registration@worldrookietour.com

Registration, info and bookings
registration@worldrookietour.com

 

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2019 Southern Hemisphere Rookie Fest events announced

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After the kick-off event in Les 2 Alpes, France, with the first edition of the multi sport “Summer Rookie Jam”, the Black Yeti moves to the Southern Hemisphere for the annual events in Chile and New Zealand.

NZ Freestyle Open Rookie Fest
Cardrona are stoked to host once again, the 2019 NZ Freestyle Open Rookie Fest! The event is a FIS Continental Cup and a WSF World Rookie Tour event including slopestyle freeski & snowboard competition. The partecipants will collect FIS points and will have the change to qualify for FIS World Cup events. Moreover the riders will get points for the World Rookie Rank and all the podium athlets will be automatically qualified for the 2020 World Rookie Finals in Kaprun, Austria, for snowboard finals in halfpipe and slopesyle, and in Seiser Alm, Italy, for Freeski Slopestyle finals.
The program of the slopestyle competition will include qualifications on Wednesday 14.08.2019 and Finals on Thursday the 15.08.2019.

Cardrona Alpine Resort is New Zealand’s most popular ski area, attracting all kinds of snow enthusiasts, from beginners & families, to Olympians & X Games athletes. Take a short drive from Queenstown or Wanaka tand you will be welcomed with the genuine Kiwi hospitality to NZ’s ultimate winter playground.

Download here the NZ event info and program

Download here the NZ registration form

South America Rookie Fest
After many editions, the South America Rookie Fest in Valle Nevado, is a unique snowboard event by Black Yeti. With a unique program combining snowboard slopestyle competition, with freeride experience, skateboard session, surf session and and full immersion in South America culture, it is definetly the event to go. If you never been there, then you shuold seriously think to make it at least one time in the life.

Date: 29 august – 1 of september
Location: Valle Nevado, Chile
Contact for info and registration: registration@worldrookietour.com

Download here the Chile event info and program.

Download here the Chile registration form

2019.20 World Rookie Tour – Provisional Calendar
 Summer Rookie Jam (Snow+Freeski / BG+HP) – Les2Alpes, France 15-20 August 2019 – DONE
NZ Freestyle Open Rookie Fest (Snow+Freeski / SS+HP) – Cardrona, New Zealand 14-17 August 2019
South America Rookie Fest (Snow / SS) – Valle Nevado, Chile 29 August – 1 September 2019
World Rookie Fest (Snow / SS) – Livigno, Italy 11-16 January 2020
World Rookie Freeski Finals (SS) – Seiser Alm, Italy 23-27 March 2020
World Rookie Snowboard Finals (SS+HP) – Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria 31 March 5 April 2020
and many more events to come.

All info for WRT Skate stop in Swiss

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Winterthur/Zürich, Switzerland – 06.-07. Sept. 2019
by Skate Academy

– REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN –

The World Rookie Tour presented by Skateacademy.ch contest will take place in the biggest indoor playground for freestyle and action sport in Europe! From 6th to 7th of September 2019 the sk8 youth guns will have the chance to fight for a spot in the World Rookie Skateboard Final that will take place in Lisbon Cascais, Portugal.

About the Zurich event, professional skateboarder and skateacademy.ch owner Simon Stricker design the Street Skatepark. The Skills Park is the place of the skateacademy.ch school, an official skateboard school where kids and adults can learn how to skate and be focused for a professional skateboard career.

The street part of the SKILLS PARK, where the contest will take place, is one of the best skatepark for an international competition, because it has many different obstacles and is compact enough to ride a 1 min contest run.

“The SKILLS PARK in Winterthur is one of the best playground in the World to ride skateboard, because you have so many opinions to skate, to learn new tricks and get focused on competitions. The cooperation with World Rookie Tour gives us the possibility to connect our national work with the international scene“.  Simon Stricker.

Download here the event info and program
Here you can find the registration form

Registration, info and bookings
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Records from Les 2 Alpes Rookie Fest Skateboard 

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The resort of Les2Alpes is one of the most trendy international ski resort in the world, especially for the summer skiing. For sure, there is one more reason to come here: the brand new Les 2 Alpes Skatepark. Opened in September 2018 at the bottom of the slopes at 1,650 metres, the skatepark is open to anyone free of charge every day until 11.00pm.

The Black Yeti choose this unique location for the second stage of the 2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboarding. For the top three rookies and groms of the event a qualification to the World Rookie Skateboard Finals to be held in Cascais-Lisbona, on September the 15th 219, where tickets to the legendary events will be awarded: Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup and Red Bull Roller Coaster will invite the World Rookie Skateboard Champion to join.

On the rookie podium, for under 21 years old, Filippo Coin from Italy gained the victory and an all-inclusive invitation to the WRT finals in Lisbon thanks to a massive run that convinced the judges. Behind Filippo, compatriot Mattia Mascher and french ripper Hugo Monmont completed the podium.

In the grom category, under 15 years old, Trevor Proulx from United States gained the victory in front of Patric Ilut (ROU) and Harry Coren (USA).

After the two runs of competition, it took place a special Best Trick Session where Italian Mattia Mascher stomp a 360° flip on the big gap, winning a Surf Camp in Santander with SurftoLive.com.

The event was hosted by local skate crew DSK and made possible with the support of Atmosphere Hotel and Les 2 Alpes tourist board. Jail Jam, TSG Protection and Jart Skateboard provided goodies for all participants and prizes in products for all the best skaters.

 

Black Yeti thanks everyone and sets up the appointment with Les 2 Alpes for summer 2020.

All the pictures about the day here.

Photos by Jacopo Castagno

The Black Yeti crowned the 2019 Summer Rookie Jam winners!

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World Rookie Tour could not start the 2019/2020 season in a better way. For the first time ever the Black Yeti landed in Les2Alpes, France, for an unconventional summer event in one of the best European resort. On the glacier, 50 snowboarders and freeskiers from 12 different countries including USA, Korea, China and many Europeans, showed their style during the big air and halfpipecompetitions, in a perfectly shaped 18 meters kicker and 6.7 m super pipe by the amazing Les2Alpes Snowpark shapers crew.

Also, a new event format was launched in Les 2 Alpes with a perfect mix between jam session and classic competition: the combination of a “prize for trick” skate format with a jam session open to both snowboarders and freeskiers, ensured a fun and relaxed event for riders, but allowed the judges to create a full ranking working in double-up mode.

To underline also the inclusion in the program of a street contest for the 2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboarding, valuable as direct qualification for the first event World Rookie Skateboard Finals to be held in Portugal on September the 15th.

MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Summer Rookie Jam
For the 2019 edition, we had a big surprise: ours MVPs, both in snowboarding and freeskiing, were two riders from the Grom category, so under 15 years old.

On the snowboard side, the Korean Chaeun Lee gained the title thanks to the victories in all the disciplines (big air and halfpipe) revealed his massive and versatile talent on the snow. Chaeun Lee won an all-inclusive ticket directly at the World Rookie Snowboard Finals in Kitzsteinhorn-Zell Am See from the 30th March to the 4th April 2020.

On the freeski side, another Grom, Nolan Biewenga (NED) drew attention of judges on his style with solid runs in big air and in halfpipe, gained the MVP award and the all-inclusive ticket for the World Rookie Freeski Finals in Seiser Alm from the 23rd to the 27th of March 2020.

 

Big Air Competition
On Wednesday 17th of July a Big Air Jam took place on a 18 meters pro jump. Indeed with the new event format both snowboarders and freeskiers, male and female, groms and rookies, competed together for an exciting day full of fun for all the participants.

Snowboard.
Rookie boys podium saw Hyunjun Lee (KOR) in first position, Lucas Ferry (USA) and Milco De Feo (ITA) respectively in second and third position. Chaeun Lee from Korea won with a Back Double 1080 Mute in a Grom category, in front of Jukola Ville (FIN) Sangjae Kim (KOR).

For the Rookie girls category we had an Italian podium with Emma Gennero, Anna Forno and Gaia Vachet. Ashlyn Overland (USA) and Andrina Salis (SUI) completed the snowboard grom girls’ podium.

Freeski.
About freeski discipline, Rookie Champion of Les 2 Alpes was Andrea Hersanz from France who conquered the highest spot of the podium. Nohon Fraigne (FRA) won the second place and Anakin Reynaud (FRA) the third one.

First position in the Grom boy category went to Nolan Biwenga (NED), and Alex Gumuchan (FRA) in the second position.

Halfpipe Competition
The halfpipe finals took place in a warm sunny day and riders could enjoy the massive Les2Alpes superpipe at its best. Judges and spectators were once again surprised by a mass of enthusiastic rookies. The competition began early in the morning with a fun jam session culminating after 3 runs with an highest air session.

Snowboard.
Kangsan Kim from Korea won the prestigious title Rookie boy category. Kangsan was followed by Hjunjun Lee (KOR) and Lucas Ferry (USA). On the Rookie girls side Emma Gennero (ITA) gained the first position, second place for Leonie Hasler (SUI), Matilde Pizzutto (ITA) third. Regarding the Grom boys category, the Black Yeti crowned Chaeun Lee as winner while the podium was completed by Jonas Hasler (SUI) and Jukola Ville (FIN). Andrina Salis (SUI), Ashlyn Overland (USA), Cornelia Osther (NOR) completed the grom girls podium.

Freeski.
Fedor Muralev (RUS) gained the highest score and dominated the Rookie boys category. Mateo David from France arrived second and Anakin Reynaud from France third. Grom boys category Nolan Biewenga (NED), Shen Han (CHN) and Alex Gumuchan (FRA) completed the podium. On the girls side the victory went to Daria Tatalina (RUS), in front of Liu Jingjing (CHN) and Sun Ziman (CHN).

All the ranks are available at the links below:

Big Air Competition
Halfpipe Competition

Pictures from the Summer Rookie Jam:
Big Air Competition
Halfpipe Competition

Photos by Jacopo Castagno, Chalet Du Fotografie

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Les 2 Alpes ready to host the World Rookie Tour Skateboarding

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On Friday, July the 19th, the France stop of the 2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboarding will be held in the brand new Les 2 Alpes Skatepark. The top three rookies and groms of the event, male and female, will be qualified for the World Rookie Skateboard Finals first edition ever, to be held in Portugal in September 2019.

The event will be hosted by local skate crew “DSK” and is made possible with the support of Atmosphere Hotel and the touristic office of Les 2 Alpes. Jail Jam, TSG Protection and Jart Skateboard will provide goodies for all participants and prizes in products for all the best skaters.

The winner of the event will be awarded with an all-inclusive invitation to the first ever World Rookie Skateboarding Finals in Portugal on 13.15 September, where all the best rookies from all over Europe will come to compete for amazing prizes.  In fact during the Big Final in Lisbon-Cascais the World Rookie Skateboard Champion will be awarded with tickets to the Simple Session 2020, the Mystic Sk8 Cup 2020 and the Red Bull Roller Coaster 2020!

What the Black Yeti is organizing in Les 2 Alpes is not just a skateboarding international competition, but also the first multi-sports event for the World Rookie Tour. During the Summer Rookie Jam, for advanced skaters, snowboarders and freeskiers, there will be World Rookie Tour Competitions on the glacier and in town, while for amateurs and beginners every day there will be snowboard and freeski camps in the morning on the glaciers, skateboard camp and many other activities in the afternoon.

Please note the full program:

  • Tuesday July the 16th: registration at rider office (Hotel Atmophere), event presentation and welcome party;
  • Wednesday July the 17th: Big Air Jam Session, Snowboarder and Freeskier combined; Prize Giving and Video Premiere at Hotel Atmosphere
  • Thursday July the 18th: Halfpipe Jam Session, Snowboarder and Freeskier combined; Prize Giving and Video Edit Workshop at Hotel Atmosphere
  • Friday July the 19th: Photoshooting on the glacier (morning); World Rookie Tour Skateboard Contest and Final Barbeque Party.

AGE GROUPS SKATEBOARD
Rookies (boys and girls) born from the 1st of January 1998 to the 31st of December 2004.
Groms (boys and girls) born from the the 1st of January 2005 and younger.

Watch here the video report from the last WRT Skateboard event in Milano.

Info and registrations:
registration@worldrookietour.com  – phone: 0039.059.9783397 – 0039.340.3285569

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
 Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019  – DONE
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa – Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019

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Last Call to the 2019 Summer Rookie Jam!

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Hurry up Rookies: in one week the Summer Rookie Fest will open the 2019.20 World Rookie Tour with the firsts snowboard and freeski competitions and the second stops of the WRT Skateboarding.

Please note that the original event program is changed as follow:

  • Tuesday July the 16th: registration at rider office (Hotel Atmophere), event presentation and welcome party;
  • Wednesday July the 17th: Big Air Jam Session, Snowboarder and Freeskier combined; Prize Giving and Video Premiere at Hotel Atmosphere
  • Thursday July the 18th: Halfpipe Jam Session, Snowboarder and Freeskier combined; Prize Giving and Video Edit Workshop at Hotel Atmosphere
  • Friday July the 19th: Photoshooting on the glacier (morning); World Rookie Tour Skateboard Contest and Final Barbeque Party.

Snowboard and Freeski Competitions
The first stop of the 2019 World Rookie Tour season will take place in France from July the 16th until July the 19th with the big air and halfpipe contest in Jam Session Format, both freeski and snowboard, valid for the World Rookie Tour 2019/2020 rankings.

All the best riders will be qualified for the World Rookie Freeski Finals in Seiseralm, Italy, from the 23rd to the 27th of March 2020,  and for the World Rookie Snowboard Finals in Kitzsteinhorn-Zell Am See, Austria, from the 30th March to the 4th April 2020; invitation to other 2020 World Rookie Tour events to be announced, surfcamps by Surf2Live.com, products by TSG and Level Gloves.

Deadline for snowboard and freeski competitions registration is
Monday the 8th of July: hurry up!

World Rookie Tour Skateboarding (Friday 19th July)
On Friday July the 19th, the France stop of the World Rookie Tour Skateboarding will be held in the brand new Les 2 Alpes Skatepark. The top three rookies and groms of the event, male and female, will be qualified for the first edition ever of the World Rookie Skateboard Finals to be held in Portugal in September 2019, where tickets to the legendary Simple Session, to the Mystic Sk8 Cup and to the Red Bull Roller Coaster will be awarded to the World Rookie Skateboard Champion.

Summer Rookie Camp (13-20 July)
What the Black Yeti is organizing in Les 2 Alpes is not just an international competition. For amateurs and beginners, every day there will be snowboard and freeski camps in the morning on the glaciers, skateboard camp and many other activities in the afternoon. Step up your shred game with professional coaches and share the experience with the top international rookies and pro riders!

Click here to find all the information!

Info and registrations:
registration@worldrookietour.com  – phone: 0039.059.9783397

Photo Credits: Les 2 Alpes

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Milano Rookie Fest was a blast!

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Alex Borgatti will go to the 2019 Mystic Sk8 Cup

The first stop of the World Rookie Tour Skateboard went down this Tuesday, June 18, at the Lampugnano Skate Plaza in Milan, Italy. The city has had the pleasure to welcome young and talented skaters from four different countries, for a massive dose of skateboarding.

Showing off excellent skateboarding, Alex Borgatti took home the first position in the Rookie category (under21), followed by Vittorio Galletti and Joy Avosika. Alex gained the prestigious wild card for the Mystic Sk8 Cup that will take place in Prague from the 28th to the 30th June, a free invitation for the World Rookie Skateboard Finals in Lisbon and many goodies from the sponsors.

In the Grom category (skaters under15), Andrès Martin gained the highest score and conquered the podium. Matijas Nils and Leonardo Bergese followed the Italian. On the female side, Asia Lanzi, the only girl in the race (strength girls, skateboarding is cool!) took home the victory earning an impressive fifth overall place! The girl smashes! Asia gained a free invitation for the Summer Rookie Jam in Les2Alpes from the 13th to the 20th July!

Vittorio Galletti, with his Best Trick, gained a free tattoo by Rock and Ride (to be held in Modena, 21.22 September 2019) and the qualification to the final in Lisbon.

All the podium skaters took home a ton of prizes from the sponsors: DC, Jart, JBL, TSG, Jail Jam, Flip, Mosaic, Frisco, Neuro and the qualification for the World Rookie Skateboard Finals in Portugal!

The Milano Rookie Fest kicked off in the best way the World Rookie Tour Skateboarding season. See you in Les2Alpes, France, for the second stop!

All the results are available here.

Let the images talk to us: here the 2019 Milano Rookie Fest pictures by Federico Romanello and Federico Tognoli

!REMEMBER! During the Big Final tickets to the Simple Session 2020, to the Mystic Sk8 Cup 2020 and to the Red Bull Roller Coaster 2020 will be awarded to the World Rookie Skateboard Champion!

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019 – DONE
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa – Cascais, Portugal, 13-15 September 2019

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2019 Milano Rookie Fest Skateboard

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World Rookie Tour Skateboard: first stop June 18th – June 19th Milan, Italy

Milano is ready to host the first stop of the World Rookie Tour Skateboard, designed as a stepping-stone for riders to make the transition from the grassroots events to the elite level. On the 18th of June the best junior skaters will compete in the Lampugnano Skatepark Plaza, during one of the best summer skateboarding event in Italy, the 2019 Red Bull Skate Week.

 

Lampugnano Skatepark
As is tradition, the winner of the Milano Rookie Fest Skateboard will be awarded with incredible prizes: invitation to the 2019 Mystic Sk8 Cup in Praha, free ticket to the Summer Rookie Jam, Les 2 Alpes, France, and free ticket to the World Rookie Skateboard Finals in Lisbon. Best trick will be awarded with a free tattoo by Rock and Ride (to be held in Modena, 21.22 september 2019) and many prizes by our sponsor: DC, Jart, JBL, TSG, Jail Jam, Frisco, Neuro.
Lisbon Cascais Skatepark, Portugal

Furthermore, all the podium winners in Milano will be qualified for the 2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals that will take place in Lisbon Cascais, Portugal, from the 13th to the 15th September. During the Big Final tickets to the Simple Session 2020, to the Mystic Sk8 Cup 2020 and to the Red Bull Roller Coaster 2020 will be awarded to the World Rookie Skateboard Champion!

“In addition to having some of the greatest Pro skaters from all over the world every year at our event, we have been always looking for young talent. For example, Madars Apse was 13 years old when he participated in our event. Now he’s turned pro. We could say that our event has been sort of getting noticed platform for all these talented young skaters!” Jarmo Kangro, co-managing skateboarding side of Simple Session, the new World Rookie Tour partner event.

World Rookie Tour Skateboard will provide the perfect opportunity for aspiring skaters to break on to the best skateboarding events in the world. From grass roots to the elite stages of skateboarding, don’t miss this chance!

Red Bull Roller Coaster
Simple Session
Mystic Sk8 Cup

Download here the registration form, fill it out with:

Name and surname:
Date of birth:
Gender (male/female):
Club/skatepark:
email:
mobile phone:

and sent it to registration@worldrookietour.com.

NOTES: 

–  Milano Rookie Fest is reserved to Rookies under 21 (born from 1st of January 1999 to 31st of December 2004) and Groms (born from 1st of January 2005 and up), both boys and girls.

– Event registration fee: 15€ (for free to each participant a DC T-Shirt and a Jail Jam WRT cap, many goodies from our sponsors Stickers Mule, Frisco, Neuro, TSG)

– Pre-registrations are welcome via email at registration@worldrookietour.com

– the event is open up to 60 participants

 

MILANO ROOKIE FEST 2019 – PROGRAM 

18th June – Skatepark Lampugnano, Milano
10.00 – 14.00 training
14.00 – 15.30 registration
16.00 contest
18.30 prize giving

19th June 2019 – Milano Centrale
16.00 DC Cash for Trick Session

Info and registration:
Marco Sampaoli
Email: registration@worldrookietour.com
Phone: 0039.059.9783397 or 0039.340.3285569

Photo Credits: Red Bull Content Pool, Federico Romanello

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa – Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019

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If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,
then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

🦍 The Black Yeti announces the World Rookie Tour Skateboarding

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Black Yeti reveals its first World Rookie Tour Skateboarding, which will kick off in Italy from the 18th to the 19th of June 2019, with the first ever WRT skateboard event: the Milano Rookie Fest.

The action will kick off with the world’s best skateboarders throwing down on one of the best Italian summer skateboarding event in Milan, the 2019 Red Bull Skate Week. Black Yeti then will turn to a selection of international events in France, South Tyrol and Swiss to hit the first ever World Rookie Skateboard Finals in Portugal.

“World Rookie Tour is dedicated to providing the young action sport riders with the best possible opportunities to progress their competitive experience and their career. Through the last 14 years Black Yeti discovered the strongest snowboarders in the world, X-Games medalists and many Olympic riders. As well as the best freeskiers during the recent first edition of the World Rookie Freeski Finals in Seiser Alm, Italy. Now the time has come for the World Rookie Tour Skateboard.” Said Marco Sampaoli, co-founder of World Rookie Tour.

! AGE GROUPS !
WRT Skateboard events are reserved to: UNDER 21 SKATERS

What is World Rookie Tour?
The World Rookie Tour is the most famous, largest and oldest youth international action sport series with more than 2.500 riders: snowboard, freeski and, from summer 2019, skateboard. It consists of a selection of high quality International events, which are not only competitions, but also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional sport, such as workshops, photo & video shootings, meetings with photographers and international team managers, ticket to the best action sports events, parties and English talks.

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboarding will provide the perfect opportunity for aspiring riders to break on to the best top skateboarding events in the world. Prizes will support the top skaters carriers: invitations to world class events, to photo shooting and to filming trip.

Indeed, during the WRT Big Final, ticket to the legendary 2020 Red Bull Roller Coaster will be awarded to the World Rookie Skateboard Champion. Also invitation to the World Rookie Shooting, Surf Camps and many goodies from our sponsors TSG, Jail Jam and Jart will be awarded to the best riders of each qualifying event.

From grass roots to the elite stages of skateboarding: stay tuned for more info about the tour stops!

Photo Credits: Red Bull Content Pool

2019 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar
Milan, Italy, 18-19 June 2019
Les2Alpes, France, 18-19 July 2019
Bozen, Italy, 24-25 August 2019
Zürich, Switzerland, 6-7 September 2019
2019 World Rookie Skateboard Finals – Lisboa – Cascais, Portugal,  13-15 September 2019

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Mail: info@blackyeti.info 

If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,
 then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

ABOUT THE WORLD ROOKIE TOUR
The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations and selected action sport agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard event and it consists now of a selection of high quality International events for snowboard, freeski and skateboard, the so called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero it awards tickets to world class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champion at the end of season, at the World Rookie Finals, a unique event where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com.

ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd 
The Black Yeti is an amateur sport club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, freeski and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful project is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 2.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops and English talks.

World Rookie Tour Media Manager
Marco Sampaoli – marco@moonsrl.it – Phone +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69

World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator
Meinhard Trojer – meinhardtrojer@powdern.com – Phone +43.650.56.37.424