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Mürren, Switzerland, is proud to host the first edition of the Schilthorn World Rookie Fest from 01 to 04 March 2023. For the first time, the Skyline Snowpark will host the next generation of Freeski and Snowboard to showcase the future of the sport. Riders will hit the Slopestyle course in the Schilthorn Area to determine who will get tickets for this year’s World Rookie Tour finals later this season.

DOWNLOAD HERE THE INFO SHEET

Registration and entries

Registrations are possible online www.swiss-ski.ch/events/swiss-freeski-tour/anmeldung
Online registrations have to be paid by credit card immediately.

Entries will also be accepted without nations quotas and via the official FIS Team entry form by
National Ski Associations or with the attached WRT Entry form. Entries must be sent not later than
27.02.2023 to registration@worldrookietour.com or events@schilthorn.ch

Entry criteria
Riders, male and female, born 1st January 2005 and younger are admitted into the rookie fest.
Riders age groups: born 2005 until 2007 (Rookies) – 2008 and younger (Groms).

Due to weather situation, we’re gonna to move the event from 23/23 February to 2/5 March 2023!
Also the location is changed: rookie fest in Romania will be in Izvoare.

About registration, follow this link: extremrivulus.ro/dracula-rookie-fest/

Maramures Rookie Fest at his second edition, part of the World Rookie Tour circuit, was lucky to have participants from six different countries, ready to fight for the podium and for a good ranking!

We had a difficult time building the park due to hot weather, but in one week our team has done the job, so that the riders could check the traditional vibes of Maramures, Romania.

First day of practice was amazing with a lot of sun, and everyone could enjoy our park and practice the best line for the contest. On the second day we had a lot of snowing, but from 11.00 o clock we were able to start the contest in perfect conditions! The level was very good, the riders were fantastic! In the evening we had the award ceremony with lots and lots of prizes , and than the party with DJ!

Download all the results here

Photogallery from Maramures Rookie Fest 2023 here

The Black Yeti will come to Skipark Mátraszentistván, to the most traditional area of Hungary, between 16-19.02.2023!

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The contest will take place in Skipark Mátraszentistván

Slope number 5 is partialy reserved for the competitions! The park for this amazing event will be here! Check it: www.sipark.hu/sipalyak-siliftek

Nearby international airport: Budapest (113 km)
By car Wien – 374 km, Budapest – 113 km, Kiev 1000 km, Sofia – 861 km

Info and registrations

Contact:

• Rozsa Harmat, mobile: +36 30 328 6371, e-mail: harmat@sbhun.hu
• registration@worldrookietour.com

What are you waiting for?
Come and join the 2023 World Rookie Tour: the future is here!

From February 9th to February 12th in Vuokatti Finland slopestyle, snowboarding

Welcome to Vuokatti, Finland. Vuokatti is a legendary place for freestyle snowboarding in Finland. Finnish Snowboard Academy has been here since 2004 and also Olympic training center for winter sports is located here. Vuokatti ski resort has two amazing snowparks made by Schneestern.
Do you want to know who is the Snowpark Vuokatti manager? The two-time World Rookie Champion and today proudly part the finnish WRT events Roope Tonteri!

In QKLS Rookie Fest Vuokatti we have many extra activities like skateboarding session, SafeShred session and rail jams on the slopes. 

DOWNLOAD HERE INFO SHEET

Recap from 21/22 “QKLS ROOKIE FEST VIDEO”

Maramures Rookie Fest will take place from 02 to 05 February in North of Romania, in Maramures, the most traditional part of the country! Check a different riding experience in the Carpathyan mountains!

3 NIGHTS / 3 DAYS SKIPASS/ HALF BOARD AND WELCOME DINNER WITH PARTY WITH DJ : 299 EURO

4 NIGHTS / 4 DAYS SKIPASS/ HALF BOARD AND WELCOME DINNER WITH PARTY WITH DJ : 312 EURO

7 NIGHTS / 6 DAYS SKIPASS/ HALF BOARD AND WELCOME DINNER WITH PARTY WITH DJ : 599 EURO

All details on and registration on: www.extremrivulus.ro

 

The Black Yeti makes its stop in France again in the stunning resort of Font Romeu, located at the heart of the Pyrenees mountain range in the southern part of the country. Known for its friendly atmosphere and frequently visited by national teams from all kinds of sports seeking altitude training, Font Romeu set a benchmark in sport facilities in Europe some decades ago and keeps moving forward.

The resort hosts the French National Training Center in Snowboard Freestyle and is home to one of the best snowpark in Europe, located 2100 m high. Come around and see by yourselves! The French Kiss Rookie Fest will host you in style, both during the contest and around. Various workshops will make it for riders’ cohesion and exchange, DJs and live music on snow, Brazilian ensemble, and a brands’ village where boards and more will be tested.

See a quick video edit of the snowpark here: www.instagram.com/reel

National delegations are expected to reach Font Romeu on Monday, 5 February 2023, to be in place for the official training on Tuesday 6th morning. Workshops and other activities will be held on the afternoon and evening. Expect a rumble in the park with artists, amazing prizes, shooting sessions, movies screening, delicious food, and more surprises…

Come taste the French kiss, baby! What are you waiting for?

Come and join the 2023 World Rookie Tour: the future is here!

INFO AND REGISTRATION
familha.snowboard@gmail.com, cc: registration@worldrookietour.com

So stoked to share results from Copper Mountain, at the US Grom Rookie Fest 2023!

In the Rookie Men category Takaki Aikawa from Japan took the first place in front of Kosuke Ohashi (JAP) and Noah Avallone (USA) while in the Grom Men category get on the podium, Orion Casas, Aaron Wild and Jabob Li, all from USA.

Rookie Women category saw the victory of the Canadian Felicity Geremia, followed by Ava Starblanket (CAN) and Gabriella Holden (USA). Grom Women category podium consits of Patti Yizhu Zhou (USA), Rochelle Weinberg (USA) and Zoe Guerrero (USA).

Download here all the results from halfpipe contest.

Black Yeti is so happy to have in Livigno 90 young freeskiers from 20 different Nations! Yesterday event presentation at the Cinelux was the best way to start, with all the riders and coaches watching together the World Rookie TV Show Premiere (stay tuned, we will publish it really soon!).

In this edition we are not lucky with the weather conditions and today qualification was cancelled, but all the freeskiers had lot of fun during the Night Rail Session at the Snowpark20. Jeremy Boiston (FRA) won the Best Trick and Melvin Seliberg (SWE) was the Best Riders of the night.

Tomorrow morning all the freeskiers will compete together and judges will score each rider using overall impression in a double up panel. Download starting list for tomorrow’s final here.

Follow the Live Heats Freeski here: https://liveheats.com/events/90203

Photogallery first days World Rookie Fest Freeski 2023

Photo Credits: Ania Gzelka

Ville Jukola and Laura Zaveska won the 18^th edition

100 young snowboarders from all over the world came in Livigno to one of their best experiences of their life. The legendary World Rookie Fest, the oldest World Rookie Tour event, this year went down with some difficulties due to the bad weather but you know, things don’t always go as they should, the important is to fix them and get the best out.
Let’s go in order.

World Rookie Fest starts with the event presentation at the Cinelux, where all the participants had the chance to watch the new World Rookie Tour TV Show and where Ian Rocca told us the Mottolino Snowpark history and what will happen in Livigno at the 2026 Olympics Games. Then on Monday night we saw 30 riders competing with a lot of fun at the Nitro Rail Jam at the Snowpark20, in Livigno downtown. Dmytro Luchkin won the Best Trick and the overall contest went to Julien Merker.

About the slopestyle contest, the legendary Mottolino Snowpark offered also in this 18^th edition of the World Rookie Fest a premium freestyle terrain to compete with two lines: L/XL line with rails section, two kickers, cannon rail, and M line with three kickers and rails section.

Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, the rookie men qualification didn’t start as scheduled and the Grom Men qualification results became the officially finals results. The day after, Rookie Men and all the girls competed to get the top of the podium. How did it go?

World Rookie Fest Champion 2023 is Ville Jukola from Finland, with the following winning run: Switch backside blunt slide 270 out, Switch backside doublecork 1260 mute grab, Backside 720, Fifty fifty backflip out. Second place for Elias Lionel (SUI) and Erik Jurmu (FIN).

In the Grom category, Dmytro Luchkin from Ukraine landed Cab 270 in frontside boardslide 270 out, Frontside 720 Melon, Backside doubecork 1080 mute, Fifty fifty frontside 360 out, and took the first place in front of Mille Kahrstrom (SWE) and Pyry Posio (FIN).

Laura Zaveska (CZE) took the first place with a Frontside boardslide to fakie, Switch backside 540 indy grab, Frontside 720 indy grab, Fifty fifty backside 180 out. Second place Lova Baeckstroem (SWE) and third place for Alice Ricci (FRA).

In the Grom Girls category Aono Pordie Okaniwa (FRA) landed Cab 180, Backside 360 mute grab, Frontside 540 no grab, Switch boardslide to normal and won in front of Laura Anga (EST) and Sky Remand (BEL).

All podium riders, rookie, grom, male and female, are qualified for the World Rookie Finals 2023 which will take place in Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun from 19 to 25 March 2023.

Finally, Black Yeti reserved for the Best Snowboard Team of the event a ticket to participate in the world finals of the “Red Bull Hammers with Homies” team contest in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. The surprises were not finished because Best Team of the event were two: Finland and France. See you in Madonna di Campiglio, at the Red Bull Hammers with Homies!

This week we saw the future international young stars of snowboarding. The future is definitely here!

For those who want to see the extraordinary level of these rookies, please follow the links below.
Rookie Men Ville Jukola
Grom Boy Dmytro Luchkin
Rookie Girl Laura Zaveska

Download all the results in pdf:

Rookie Men
Grom Men
Women

Photogalley World Rookie Fest 2023

World Rookie Fest – Day 1
World Rookie Fest – Day 2

Photo Credits: Ania Gzelka
Video Credits: Silvio Ottonello, Federico Romanello

Picture on the top: Ville Jukola (FIN)

For Snowboard and Freeski Calendar, please check the last online version here.

Black Yeti landed in the beautiful Livigno, followed by 100 young riders from all over the world, exactly from 16 different Nations.

After the event presentation at the Cinelux where all the participants had the chance to watch the new World Rookie Tour TV Show and where Ian Rocca told us the Mottolino Snowpark history and what will happen in Livigno at the 2026 Olympics Games, the competition starts with the quali day.

Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, the rookie men quali didn’t start today. Everything is postponed tomorrow, with the WRF Finals!

Last but not least, all the riders have been at the super fun Nitro Rail Jam at the Snowpark20, in Livigno downtown. Dmytro Luchkin won the Best Trick and the overall contest went to Julien Merker. Big up guys! Have fun and enjoy the 18th edition of the World Rookie Fest!

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Full photogallery at this link

Pics by Ania Grzelka

All the World Rookie Fest crew in Livigno are in swing! Many of the world’s best snowboarders freeskiers from Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America are coming to the oldest and larger World Rookie Tour event. Please download the last WRF program at the link below:

PROGRAM WORLD ROOKIE FEST LIVIGNO 2023

Remember that our partner Boardriding.com will broadcast qualifications and finals. Keep the link below in your note! Live streaming will display the incredible riding level in Livigno all over the world. Stay tuned!

Schedule World Rookie Fest Livigno Live Streaming

 TUESDAY 17th JANUARY
10:00 – 14.30 Snowboard Finals at Mottolino Snowpark

Follow the Live Heats Snowboard here: https://www.liveheats.com/events/86804

Follow the Live Heats Freeski here: https://liveheats.com/events/90203

Stay tuned to be informed on what we will do next days!

Important information about World Rookie Fest: the snowboard competition is SOLD OUT and registration are CLOSED. Only a few more spots are available for the freeski competition. Click here to have all the information about World Rookie Fest 2023, from 14 to 20 January at the fabulous Mottolino Snowpark!

Not to be misunderstood, on the FIS Calendar you may read “Cancelled” just because it is not a FIS event anymore. See you in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, from 26 to 30 March 2023. If your dream is to start a professional freeski carrier, then the World Rookie Tour is the places to be!

World Rookie Fest – Snowboard
Livigno, Italy – 14.18 January 2023 – Slopestyle

World Rookie Fest – Freeski
Livigno, Italy – 17.20 January 2023 – Slopestyle

DOWNLOAD INFO SHEET AND REGISTRATION FORM

Young snowboarders and freeskiers from all over the world, the call is set: save the dates for legendary 2023 World Rookie Fest in Livigno, the oldest and larger World Rookie Tour event.
From 14 to 20 January 2023 the fabulous Mottolino Snowpark will welcome all the best under 18 rippers at this iconic event.

Fun, international competition, workshops, night rail jam, party and friendship: these are the reasons why the World Rookie Fest in Livigno is one of the most prestigious youth snowboard&freeski events on the planet.

ONE TRIP TO ITALY FOR TWO COMPS
In order to optimize your winter schedule, the WRT Program will allow team to make a single trip to Italy: first to compete and train in Livigno at the World Rookie Fest until January the 20th,  and then move directly to the EYOF (European Youth Olympic Festival) scheduled from 21^st  January 2023 in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

A WEEK OF ACTIVITIES ON THE SLOPES AND IN LIVIGNO TOWN

World Rookie Fest 2023 will be accompanied by countless collateral activities that will make the stay in Livigno an unforgettable experience not only for the athletes but also for families and fans. In fact, the competition days will be accompanied by a rich lifestyle program to guarantee all participants 7 unforgettable days of permanence in Livigno.

Avalanche clinics, yoga sessions, artistic workshops, video premieres, aperitifs and parties will complete the busy competition program.

In addition to the international slopestyle contest, the week will include 2 City Rail Jam at Snowpark20: on Sunday the 15^th Nitro Rail Session for snowboarders, on Thursday the 19^th Rail Night Jam for freeskiers.

MOTTOLINO SNOWPARK PREMIUM FREESTYLE FACILITY
Since 2005, this incredible snowpark is the Black Yeti’s home and offers to WRT riders and team a premium freestyle terrain to train and compete at the beginning of the winter season.
For those who did not know the technical level of this competition, at the following link you can see the highlights of the last edition vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour/

AMAZING REWARDS
All snowboarders and freeskiers who will get on the podium of the respective rookie, grom, male and female categories, will be qualified for the World Rookie Finals 2023 which will take place in Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun for snowboarding, and in Madonna di Campiglio for freesking.

In addition, Surf Camps in Spain offered by our partner www.surftolive.com and many prizes from our sponsors. Finally, a special prize will be reserved for the Best Snowboard Team of the event: they will be invited to participate in the world finals of the “Red Bull Hammers with Homies” team contest in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.

Are your ready to become the international young star of snowboarding and of freeskiing?
Then Livigno is the place to be.

ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGES
Thanks to the collaboration with the Livigno tourism office, athletes, companions and friends, can join the event with several all-inclusive packages from 3 to 7 nights (in half-board and double room) including 3 to 6 days lift tickets, contest registration (only for athletes), WRF event pass to all side activities and parties: 

For no-show not communicated at least 5 days in advance a penalty of the full amount of the reservation will be charged to the national snowboard association or club.

EARLY BIRD BOOKING: for bookings received and paid the latest by December the 9^th 2022, a discount of 30€ per rider will be applied on packages A-B-C-D and of 50€ on package E.
No discount for coach/parents.

IMPORTANT: if you have any special request for your accommodation, different check-in/check-out dates, accommodation in apartment (for 7 nights only), specific hotel, just contact us and the Livigno Tourist Office will take care of all your requests! 

Registrations and information:
registration@worldrookietour.com
Phone +39 059.9783397 or +39.340.3285569

All tour events, including the finals, will follow all future directives on Covid19 prevention, to ensure the safety of riders, coaches, companions and staff.

For Snowboard, Freeski and Skateboard Calendar, please check the last online version here.

Follow the World Rookie Tour
Web: www.worldrookietour.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Instagram: www.instagram.com/worldrookietour @worldrookietour #worldrookietour
Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour
email: info@worldrookietour.com

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

Since 2013 the international elite freeskiers and snowboarders return to Stubai Glacier year after year to prepare the winter season. From 2022 also all World Rookie Champions, male and female, snowboard and freeski, have been invited to join this iconic training: the Prime Park Sessions!

In these weeks, the Stubai Snowpark offers two perfectly prepared and safe kickers for the pro line, a combo feature with jump rail and jib knuckle as well as a rail garden in front of the majestic backdrop of the Stubai Alps. In a few words, the perfect playground for the Black Yeti squad.

Snowboarders and freeskiers line-up in Stubai, from 2022 World Rookie Tour season include Evy Poppe, Muriel Mohr, James Kanzler, Leo Landroe, Zoe Van Essen and Kamilla Kozuback. During the special training at the Prime Park Sessions they showed their incredible skills and had a great time together.

Have come to the Stubai Glacier also former rookie from the past years. Names as Marcus Kleveland, Ulrik Samony, Mia Brooks, Kuba Hroneš, Jesper Tjäder, Matej Svancer, Sven Thorgren, Takeru Otsuka and Miyabi Onitsuka, World Champions, X-Games and FIS World Cup winners, Olympic medalists, and numerous pros were also in the mix. And you? What are you waiting for? If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete, then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

Waiting for the 2023 edition, watch the Rookie Squad highlights videos at the links below:

Prime Park Sessions Snowboard Squad

Prime Park Sessions Freeski Squad

Filming and editing: Andreas Monsberger @monepic.at

Additional Filming: Single Cask Production @singlecaskproductions, Fabi Hyden @fabihyden, Jannis Hoffmann @hoffi_fpv

Pics: Syo van Vliet @syovanvliet

An amazing Skatehalle Innsbruck hosted the best young skaters from WRT events

For the third time we have been named the World Rookie Skateboard Champions, none other than the future stars of world skateboarding! The three days in Innsbruck offered a real life experience, not just a competition among the best young skaters in the world.

In a great international scenario, Innsbruck welcomed more than 70 skaters, from 14 different countries: Switzerland, Italy, Netherland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Israel, Greece, Scotland, Germany and of course, Austria. All these young rippers have been able to live a great life experience, also with many lifestyle activities: Brand Village with Gummi Love (Safer Sex) and Viva Con Agua (Water Care Project) and the really appreciated Mini Ramp Session (cash for trick format) in the City Downtown on Friday evening.

Saturday during the Best Foot Forward contest rookies have been the possibility to training with all the participants and many of them participate also at this contest. But THE day was Sunday 2^nd October, where all the people attend the new World Rookie Champions!

Vitus Silas Sondrup from Denmark became the World Rookie Skateboard Champion 2022 with a solid run and solid tricks, in front of Vilém Jakes from the Czech Republic and Yakov Terrell from Israel. The new World Rookie Skateboard Champion on the girl’s side is Antonie Bakosova from the Czech Republic, follow from Daysi Buchanan from Scotland and Bettina Burgi from Switzerland.

In the Grom Men category the Teixeira’ brothers from Portugal hit the contest. Madu won in front of his younger brother Pacal, follow by Tymen Overbeck from Netherlands. On the girl’s side, Laura Zackova from the Czech Republic won up Julia Plaggenborg from Netherlands and Gaia Urbinati from Italy.

Curious to know the big prizes for them? The Male Rookie Champion receives a wildcard to the legendary Simple Session 2023, and many podium skaters where awarded with invitations to the Mystic Sk8 Cup 2023. A Golden ticket for the first Grom Men and the first Grom Women, so they can participate in the all World Rookie Tour Skateboard events 2023 and on top of these amazing prizes all the podium riders got many products from our partners Blue-Tomato, TSG, Fuel.tv and Jail Jam.

Here you can find all the results

At the link below find some pictures about the World Rookie Skateboard Finals 2022:

Day 1 – Street Session and Village
Day 2 – Final day

Watch the video highlights to relive the World Rookie Skateboard Finals 2022

Below watch the winning runs!

Grom Women: Laura Zackova
Rookie Women: Antonie Bakosova

3rd Grom Men Tymen Overbeck
2^nd Grom Men Pacal Teixeira
1^st Grom Men Madu Teixeira

3^rd Rookie Men Yakov Terrell
2^nd Rookie Men Vilém Jakes
1^st Rookie Men Vitus Silas Sondrup

Photo Credits: Andreas Amplatz
Video credits: Andreas Monsberger

The event broadcasted live by our partners https://www.boardriding.com/wrt and streamed on Fuel.TV, the official brand-new WRT Media Partner.

For snowboard, freeski and skateboard calendar, please check the last online version here.

Athens Rookie Fest 2022 was awesome! That was the first time for WRT skate contest in Greece. Submitions went beyond our expectations with 45 riders ready to shred the park around 17:00. The crowd was pushing the riders to compete with positive vibes, for about 4 hours until the finals. Everyone gave their best!

We witnessed tons of good tricks! Sotiris Kolovos ripped every object of the park and won the best over all prize! Marianna Panagiotaki also did an amazing run at the finals, hitting almost everything first try and took the best over all prize for the girls! What we liked most, was that the winners started throwing their gifts to the audience! Sharing and caring for their friends, what a wonderful feeling. This is something  that adults should think of doing more in their lifes.

Respect to the riders, to the amazing audience, to the sponsors and everyone who believed and contributed to make this contest happen! We want to thank each one of you! We promise that next year we ll be back with more surprises and even more presents for everyone!

Here all the pictures about the contest!