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Great Success for the 2016 South America Rookie Fest

Posted on August 31, 2016November 13, 2017

The 10th edition of the South America Rookie Fest took place in Valle Nevado, Chile, attended by the best youth riders from Chile, Argentina and United States.

South America Rookie Fest was a full event of action packed activities surrounding a slopestyle contest: surfing on the beach, skateboarding in the beautiful city of Santiago, an exciting powder day and another awesome surfing day in the Mall Sport wave house. Special thanks to the sponsors Mall Sport, DC Shoes, Valle Nevado, Santa Pizza and Red Bull.

Check out the 2016 South America Rookie Fest wrap up videos here:
https://vimeo.com/180547224 Day1 (Freeride, Surf and Skate Session)
https://vimeo.com/180547228 Day2 (Slopestyle Contest)

2016 South America Rookie Fest – Rankings

Rookie:

Graham Haley USA
2. Drake Mechigian USA
3. Lucas Fuenzalida Chile
4. Lucas Alfonsin Argentina
5. Lucas Silva Chile
6. Lucas Russo Argentina
7. Francisco Arias Chile

Grom:

Alvaro Yáñez
2. Pascal Uranga
3. Lolo Machicao
4. Benja Yáñez
5. Julian Cortes
6. Vicente Bañados
7. Matias Medina
8. Kasimir Wismeier
9. Nicolas Villegas
10. Matias Medina
11. Felipe Bañados

Girls:

Antonia Yáñez
2. Teresita Bañados

Photos of the 2016 South America Rookie Fest are available on the WRT Facebook Fanpage:
https://www.facebook.com/worldrookietour/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1282288018450683

Style and Legends at the 2015 South America Rookie Fest

Posted on August 28, 2015November 21, 2017

For the sixth year in a row the last weekend the World Rookie Tour shredded down to Cile for the South America Rookie Fest 2015 in Valle Nevado, thanks to Mall Sport & DC Shoes.

With the participation of the best rookies of Chile, Argentina and Brasil, and the invited World Grom Champion in charge Wendelin Gauger, another great edition of this unique event went on. The rookies enjoyed an amazing life experience meeting new friends from different countries, learning different cultures and living the true boardsports lifestyle.

After the competition a sick skate session went down in the Mall Sport skatepark, right after a super fun sesh in the Artificial Wave of the Mall, and thanks to Santa Pizza a dinner for all the talented, young riders, future stars of the chilean snowboard scene, ended the night.

But there is more. Some of the invited riders joined the World Grom Champion for a snowboard, surf and skate trip around Chile.

There’s nothing better than seeing those kids having a great time and enjoying all the activities of the event. The rookies also had the opportunity to share some time with the snowboard legend Bryan Iguchi and the pro snowboarder Tomi Materi from Argentina, they will never forget the time and things they learned from this experience.

Slopestyle results:

Groms
1. Alvaro Yañez (Chi)
2. Julian Cortes (Chi)
3. Benja Yañez (Chi)
4 Pascal Uranga (Chi)

Girls:
1. Antonia Yañez (Chi)
2. Mai Gonzalez (Chi)

Rookies
1. Fede Chiradio (Arg)
2. Wendelin Gauger (Sui)
3. Bruno Natalucci (Arg)
4. Lucas Fuenzalida (Chi)

SouthAmericaRookieFest2015_phGianLucaZanetti_050 — rookie podium

SouthAmericaRookieFest2015_phGianLucaZanetti_049 — girls podium

SouthAmericaRookieFest2015_phGianLucaZanetti_048 — grom podium

Check here the video!!

photo: Gian Luca ‘Jimmi’ Zanetti
video: Federico Romanello

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Japan takes over the South America Rookie Fest 2014

Posted on August 11, 2014

A clear blue sky welcomed the 5th edition of the South America Rookie Fest in Valle Nevado , Chile, with participants from Chile and Argentina and the guest from Japan, Keita Inamura World Rookie Champion and Kaito Hamada World Grom Champion.

The slopestyle well shaped by the Gap Snowpark crew, with a down rail, two kickers and a rail set at the end, gave to every rider the chance to impress the judge. Best run of three counted for the ranking of the event.

Thanks to the sunny day and the good vibe rookies and groms showed a great level.
Local hero Antonia Yanez resulted as best girl with solid 360 on the kickers. In the groms category Kaito Hamada laid down the best run, with a fs3 and a huge bs7, followed by Julian Cortes and Alvaro Yanez.
Keita Inamura confirmed is good condition with an impressive run, bstail 270out on the first rail, fs7 and bs10 on the kickers and 270in fs board slide on last rail set. Behind him, as second in rookie category, came Federico Chiaradio from Argentina stomping cab5 and fs7, on third position team mate from Argentina, Pedro Bidegain.

Keita Inamura – 1st place Rookie

Federico Chiaradio – 2nd place Rookie

Kaito Hamada – 1st Place Grom

Antonia Yanez – Best Girl

Check it out the video of the contest!

South America Rookie Fest 2014 – Rankings

GIRLS
1) 19 YANEZ ANTONIA CHI
2) 11 GONZALEZ MAGDALENA CHI

GROM MEN
1)    2    HAMADA    KAITO    JPN
2)    22    CORTES    JULIAN    CHI
3)    18    YANEZ    ALVARO    CHI
4)    24    YANEZ    BENJAMIN    CHI
5)    6    CORREA    FELIPE    ARG
6)    5    MOLLER    PEDRO    ARG
7)    25    SILVA    LUCAS    CHI
8)    4    MONZON    MANUEL    ARG
9)    3    LORENZANI    GERMAN    CHI
10)    14    MEDINA    MATIAS    CHI
11)    12    MOLLER    JUSTO    ARG
12)    13    RUGGERIO    FRANCO    ARG
13)    17    KOONS    SEAN    USA

ROOKIE MEN
1)    1    INAMURA    KEITA    JPN
2)    16    CHIARADIO    FEDERICO    ARG
3)    9    BIDEGAIN    PEDRO    ARG
4)    21    MACHICAO    LUCAS    CHI
5)    7    NATALUCCI    BRUNO    ARG
6)    15    CRESPO    FLORIAN    ARG
7)    50    AEDO    BENJAMIN    CHI
8)    20    LIBCOVKER    AGUSTIN    ARG
9)    8    SCHOBERT    MARCO    ARG
10)    10    RUIZ    RAMIRO    ARG
11)    23    CARDEMIL    BENJAMIN    CHI

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