Netherlands shines at 2015 Trentino Rookie Fest

A fourth edition kissed by good weather conditions and a new wave of young riders from all over the world, nothing better could be asked at snowpark Monte Bondone. The five-days of freestyle snowboarding kidnapped the heart of 85 little promises from 14 worldwide Countries.

The finals took place on the snow given over the last few days by a sky brighten up today, with no wind at all. So the freestylers could express themselves in tricks which brought to the podium 3 winners for each category. The Dutch went noticed during the quali already, but today the land of tulips and Flemish art crowded the podium: Erik Bastiaansen and Max De Vries earned the first two places among the Rookie Males, shooting generous rotations on the XL jump, such as Cab 900 Tail, Bs 900 and Switch Bs 720 melon, combined with a stylish jibbing sprinkled with 270 in and out, as well as Bs 180 in and Cab 360 out. Russia comes back with a third place, represented by Vlad Khadarin, with an admirable Best Run where tricks such as Fs Blunt to 270 out, Fs 900 indy and Switch Bs 900 tailtouch stand out. But the Dutch coloured also the steps of Rookie Females with the veteran Babs Barnhoorn, awarded first prize for the very clean rotations in her remarkable Bs 360 tailtouch and Fs 360 indy. Among the Groms we find again Switzerland with Rupp Elias, who amazed the crowd with his Fs 720 and Bs 720, while French Lucie Silvestre follows her Rookie colleague with less rotating but more refined tricks.

In the last two days the guys could get ready for this final day with a program both sporting and cultural, which brought them discovering Trento, on the steps of history and narration of the city from its fascinating historic centre to the Aviation Museum G. Caproni. With a serene atmosphere of international friendship, the competition made riders’ real skills emerge in a constructive way.

The high number of Groms was an impressive element: 47 out of 85 participants were under 14, showing a powerful renewal among the new snowboarders. The World Rookie Tour writes once more a white page of international freestyle snowboard future.

All the pics are published on the gallery: http://bit.ly/Trentino_Rookie_Fest_2015

GROM GIRLS
Rank Bib G/R Last Name First Name Nationality
1 93 G SILVESTRE LUCIE FRA
2 87 G MENEGHETTI MARGHERITA ITA
3 97 G SCHÜTZ ELENA SUI
4 92 G KRALJ EVA SLO
5 94 R ZULIAN GINEVRA ITA
6 95 R POSCHIAVIN MARTINA ITA
7 98 G HILL MAISE GBR

GROM BOYS
Rank Bib G/R Last Name First Name Nationality
1 38 R RUPP ELIAS SUI
2 36 G JORDENKHANGSAR DAWA SUI
3 53 G KALLO SAMI FIN
4 44 G VICKTOR NOAH GER
5 68 R KERSCHHACKL MARCO ITA
6 39 R CAMENZIND SAMUEL SUI
7 35 G BOLL MORITZ SUI
8 52 R BERGMAN JOONAS FIN
9 43 R CACHAT JUAN GCA
10 48 G KARAKOCA TALHA GER
11 54 R TENKANEN NOOA FIN
12 46 R LECHNER CHRISTOPH GER
13 101 G LUCKERBAUER DAVID AUT
14 60 R BARTET TITOUAN FRA
15 37 G WICKI MATHIAS SUI
16 59 R GRAY NATHAN FRA
17 56 R DE FEO MILCO ITA
18 40 G ANDENMATTEN MIKA SUI
19 55 G MEKINC NAJ SLO
20 47 R GUETL LEON GER
21 58 G LOTORTO ALESSANDRO ITA
22 41 G DENDA JEREMY SUI
23 78 R LAROCHAIX NOE FRA
24 61 R RAINER OLIVER ITA
25 65 R FRAMARIN LEO ITA
26 70 R REGAZZO LUCA ITA
27 73 G PEDERZOLLI LORENZO ITA
28 66 R CHITTARO CESARE ITA
29 67 G TOSI FRANCESCO ITA
30 51 G VOGT NIKLAS GER
31 63 R DEZULIAN LUDOVICO ITA
32 69 R GIROTTO CESARE ITA
33 72 R DOMVILLE GEARGE GBR
34 74 R PITULEA TUDOR-IOAN ROU
35 100 R COMOTTI RENATO ITA
36 62 R DEZULIAN LORENZO ITA
37 64 G BOLGIANI RICCARDO ITA
38 57 G ROSSI EDOARDO ITA
39 49 G STEINDL PAUL GER
40 76 R DE MARTIN TOMMASO ITA

ROOKIE GIRLS
Rank Bib G/R Last Name First Name Nationality
1 83 R BARNHOORN BABS NED
2 86 G ZOPPI MARGOT FRA
3 88 R LOCATIN GIORGIA ITA
4 90 G GREGORI JENNIFER ITA
5 102 R FAVARI VITTORIA ITA
6 84 G MASSARDI DE BERNARDI CHIARA ARG
7 89 G TONDI CLAUDIA ITA

ROOKIE BOYS
Rank Bib G/R Last Name First Name Nationality
1 1 R BASTIAANSEN ERIK NED
2 3 G DE VRIES MAX NED
3 21 R KHADARIN VLADISLAV RUS
4 2 R VAN BOUWHORST ZIGGEY NED
5 14 G AMSUESS MORITZ AUT
6 9 G POSIO JANNE FIN
7 13 R INDRIST GABRIEL AUT
8 16 R SPRINGETH SEBASTIAN ITA
9 7 R IINATTI AKI-PETTERI FIN
10 8 R IINATTI EEMELI FIN
11 12 R SEEHAUSER SIMON ITA
12 27 R VOCKENSPERGER LEON GER
13 10 R KIKAS MARTEN EST
14 4 G PERSEUS OLIVER SUI
15 5 G STOEFF BELKENOFF AARON ARG
16 28 G DEUTINGER MAXIMILIAN AUT
17 11 G DI LITTA ENZO FRA
18 19 R DE MARTIN FILIPPO ITA
19 20 R RAVAGNI MICHELE ITA
20 18 G CASTELLANI ELIA ITA
21 15 R WOERNDL FLORIAN AUT
22 18 G FUSER ELIA ITA
23 23 G OLIVIERI FEDERICO ITA
24 24 G ZAMBOTTI SAMUEL ITA
25 17 R ZILIO SIMONE ITA
26 6 G FIYOL FERRETTI IGNACIO ARG

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Photo Credits: Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli