Registrations are open for the end of season “Grande Finale” for the top rookies of the season: an event you will never forget!

The final leg of the 2014 World Rookie Tour is arrived: with only one qualification event in Bulgaria before the end of season Volkl World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria, we will know soon the names of the 2014 World Rookie Champions.

2014 BULGARIA ROOKIE FEST GOES DOUBLE
Scheduled on March 22nd and 23rd in Pamporovo, the 2014 Bulgaria Rookie Fest announces to add an Halfpipe contest in its program, which already inlcuded a 3Star Slopestyle. So a third double event will take place in the 2014 World Rookie Tour to help the progression of our sport and the promotion of the most classic of the freestyle snowboarding format. For informations, registration and booking to the 2014 Bulgaria Rookie Fest contact team@funpark.bg.

REGISTRATION ARE OPEN FOR THE 2014 VOLKL WORLD ROOKIE FINALS
The countdown is on for the great finals of the 2014 WSF World Rookie Tour in Ischgl, Austria, from April the 2nd to April the 6th where riders from all over the world will come for a unique sports and lifestyle event in a great international scenario. Among the many prizes, the event will award the best rookies of the season with one time in the life prizes which will launch their professional carrier: freeride trip to Chile, Onboard Photoshootings, Film shooting with Pirate Movie Production, many tickets to the next season Rookie Fest events and a ticket to a world class TTR event 2014.15 to be announced.

The program of 2014 Volkl World Rookie Finals will include 3Star Slopestyle contest for the TTR World Snowboard Tour, and many lifestyle activities: social dinner every day, workshops with Viva con Aqua, Gummi Love, Kopfarbeit & Lebenshilfe and a final party you will not miss for any reason. Finally, the World Rookie Tour organizing committee proudly announce a very special guest for the event in Ischgl: living snowboard pioneer and legend Chuck Barfoot from USA, will host a presentation about the “History of Snowboard Design”.

Download here the event info, program and registration form:
www.worldsnowboardfederation.org/xdownload-data/WRT2014/WRT1314_20_Ischgl-prePR.zip
Registration, info and bookings
rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org
phone: 0039.349.2210017

Watch the video from the 2013 edition of the Volkl World Rookie Finals in Ischgl here: https://vimeo.com/63571242

VERY IMPORTANT: QUALIFING CRITERIA TO THE VOLKL WORLD ROOKIE FINALS (WHO CAN JOIN THE EVENT IN ISCHGL)
– Riders, male and female, born 1st January 1996 and younger are admitted.
– Riders will be divided in 2 age groups: born before/after 1999.
– Only riders from WSF member nations are admitted.
– Qualified are the top 20 riders of the World Rookie Rank (top 20 male, top 20 female) + the the top 10 riders from the Grom rank by the end of march 2014. you can check the rookie ranks here: http://www.worldrookietour.com/rank/
– Additional every Nation is allowed to nominate 2 Rookies Men, 1 Rookie Girl, 1 Grom Men, 1 Grom Girl.
– The top 3 riders, both male and female / Rookie and Grom, from the previous stops in Chile, Australia, Italy, Romania, France, Czech Republic and Japan are already qualified to the Volkl World Rookie Finals. National secretary or national coaches are allowed to send their team inscriptions.

Pre-qualified rider list from previous 2013.14 World Rookie Tour events
(still missing the podium riders from Bulgaria)

GROM GIRL
YANEZ LASALVIA ANTONIA CHI – 1 FRENCH FRIES
VERDNIK KAJA SLO – 2 FRENCH FRIES
EYER ALINE SUI – 3 FRENCH FRIES
THILDING AYLA GBR – 1 FRENCH FRIES HP
EILERTSEN HANNE NOR – 1 TRENTINO
BURRI ARIANE SUI – 3 TRENTINO
WICKI BERENICE SUI – 1 TRENTINO HP
KRALY EVA SLO – 3 TRENTINO HP
LAROCHAIX THALIE FRA – 1 LIVIGNO
ZAHRA KELL AUS – 1 AUSTRALIA
GEORGIA CRISP AUS – 2 AUSTRALIA

ROOKIE GIRLS
SMANS LORANNE BEL – 1 FRENCH FRIES
ZOPPI MARGOT FRA – 2 FRENCH FRIES
BELLWALD ARIANA SUI – 3 FRENCH FRIES
POTTER MASIE GBR – 2 FRENCH FRIES HP
SILKSTONE NATHALIE GBR – 3 FRENCH FRIES HP
LOCATIN GIORGIA ITA – 1 TRENTINO
BARNHOORN BABS NED – TRENTINIO
HERLEIKSPLASS KAROLINE NOR – 3 TENTINO
FORTUNA ALICE ITA – 2 TRENTINO HP
IKOLA HENNA FIN – 1 LIVIGNO
PETRIG RAMONA SUI – 2 LIVIGNO
DJUKIC LEA SUI – 3 LIVIGNO
ZUZANA MEDLOA SVK – 1 TRANSILVANIA
MIYABI ONITZUKA JPN – 1 VALLE NEVADO
ANOTNIA YANEZ CHI – 2 VALLE NEVADO
MAGDALENA GONZALEZ CHI – 3 VALLE NEVADO
MAHALAH MULLINS AUS- 1 AUSTRALIA
KIRRA KOTSENBURG USA – 2 AUSTRALIA
CASSY FORTUNE AUS – 3 AUSTRALIA

GROM MEN
SUTTER GIAN SUI – 1 FRENCH FRIES
BREMNER FIN GBR – 2 FRENCH FRIES
CACHAT JUAN GTM – 3 FRENCH FRIES
OCHSENBEIN ALI SUI – 2 FRENCH FRIES HP
ALLENSPACH ELIAS GIAN SUI – 3 FRENCH FRIES HP
RUPP ELIAS SUI – 1 TRENTINO
LIVIERO NICOLA ITA – 2 TRENTINO
WICKI MATHIAS SUI – 3 TRENTINO HP
RINNEKANGAS RENE FIN – 1 LIVIGNO
ECKHOFF MATHIAS NOR – 2 LIVIGNO
MORITZ KAUFMANN AUT – 1 TRANSILVANIA
JAN ROVENSKI CZE – 2 TRANSILVANIA
KAMEN PETROV BUL – 3 TRANSIVANIA
ALVARO YANEZ CHI – 1 VALLE NEVADO
BENJA YANEZ CHI – 2 VALLE NEVADO
GUIDO LAPENNA ARG – 3 VALLE NEVADO
JOSH VAGNE AUS – 1 AUSTRALIA
LUKE HARVEY AUS – 2 AUSTRALIA
JACK CHRISTIE AUS – 3 AUSTRALIA

ROOKIE MEN
SCHARER MICHAEL SUI – 1 FRENCH FRIES
BOSCH ANTHON SWE – 2 FRENCH FRIES
VOORHAM BING NED – 3 FRENCH FRIES
BAISAMY TIMOTHÉ FRA – 1 FRENCH FRIES HP
GJERDALEN BENDIK NOR – 1 TRENTINO
ECKERT LUIS GER – 2 TRENTINO
PRIETL FLORIAN AUT – 3 TRENTINO
STANTE TIT SLO – 3 TRENTINO HP
KLEIVDAL STIAN NOR – 1 LIVIGNO
GRØN PETTER NOR – 3 LIVIGNO
DAVID KORDIAK SVK – 1 TRANSILVANIA
SIMON REITSAMER AUT – 2 TRANSILVANIA
MOIRTS AMSUESS AUT – 3 TRANSILVANIA
CHANDLER HUNT, USA – 1 VALLE NEVADO
FEDERICO CHIARADIA ARG – 2 VALLE NEVADO
PEDRO BIDEGAIN ARG – 3 VALLE NEVADO
ISAAK ULSTEIN NOR – 1 AUSTRALIA
ROWAN COULTAS GBR – 2 AUSTRALIA
ROLAND TSCODER AUT – 3 AUSTRALIA

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PHOTO CREDITS: ELEONORA RAGGI