Category: Events

WSF proudly present the World Rookie Tour 2007 in Italy, Korea and Austria. The first date will be next january from 27 to 31 in Livigno. After the excellent edition of last season, Livigno WRF is now bigger with one extra day and a nice program for the rookies. Follows all the info.

Snowboard League proudly presents Livigno World Rookie Fest 2007, 27-31 january, Italy.

In Livigno will start the WSF World Rookie Tour 2007, with a TTR 3 Star Slope Style assigning the title of European Rookie Champion, 550 TTR points and a ticket for a main TTR event. Other WRF 07 will be in Korea, and finals in Austria. All WRF are reserved for riders, male and female, born from 31 august 1988.

WRF is more than a competition!
The program of Livigno WRF, includes an international slope style contest, an half pipe jam, avalanche & rescue clinics, social dinners, a meeting with an international team manager, photo contest and a final party. We attend team from 12 different national and super high level of riding.

Livigno Snow Park: top park for top rookies!
Thanks to the cooperation with Livigno, the Pro Snow Park will be reserved to the rookies for the entire competition. The slope will consist of many jumps and rails and some secret extra features! Like in the last edition, every riders will have the possibility to express his top level in this european top park. For reports, rankings, pics and video about Livigno World Rookie Fest 2006 check www.snowboardleague.com.

About World Snowboard Federation and World Rookie Fests: from rookie to pro system
World Snowboard Federation (WSF), is a non profit international organization that take care of the snowboard culture after ISF collapse. Many projects born and develope thanks to WSF network of national snowboard association. World Rookie Fest was created in 2003 in Norway, becoming a World Tour in 2006. In each date, rookie teams arrive from many nations around the world, making this event an international meeting totally dedicated to yougsters. WRF consist of sport, competition, fun, social and educative activities. And snowboard progression…from rookie to pro level.

2006 norwegian winner Ulrik Badertcher // Bobby Witty from USA

EVENTO INFO SHEET
WORLD ROOKIE FEST . LIVIGNO . ITALY

Event WSF World Rookie Fest in Livigno
Location Livigno (Italy)
Date January 27–31, 2007
Event Mode Slope Style (3 Star), Half Pipe Jam (Best Run Session)
Age groups Born from August 31th 1988 and up
Prize European Rookie Champion Title
Tickets to TTR Best rider will enter a main TTR event
Qualified Riders National rookie team riders from WSF member nation (list on
www.worldsnowboardfederation.org)
Inscription By returning the Registration Form attached
to marco@snow-park.it before January 20th 2007
Entry fee 50€ included lift tickets to be paid cash upon registration at Race Office in Livigno
Accomodation Livigno Touristic Office will provide housing for riders and coaches at a discounted price. Specify in the inscription that you need accomodation and, few days before arriving, you wil receive your booking details by mail or directly at the race office.
Invited riders Best 10 male of Livigno WRF 06 will get free accomodation
(rank avaible on www.snowboardleague.com)
Judging Will be accomplished by official headjudges and snowboard experts.
Park Shaping Livigno Snowpark Crew
Transportation A taxi service is avaible from Bergamo-Milano to Livigno.
Note for media Accreditated media will receive free lift tickets (contact marco@snow-park.it)
TV Production & Pics few days after the event, a TV production and many pictures will be avaible (contact marco@snow-park.it)
Confirmed Sponsor Livigno, Snow-Park.it, OnBoard Italia, TRT, Blue Tomato
Organization WSF World Rookie Fest Organizing Committee and Snowboard League
Official website www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Contact
Marco Sampaoli
email: marco@snow-park.it
mobile: +39.340.3285569

Note about Inscription Criteria
Only riders, male and female, born from 31 august 1988 and up are admitted
Riders will be devided in 2 age groups: born before/over 1992
Only riders from WSF member nations are admitted
National secretary or national coaches are allowed to send their riders inscription
No limits in the number of riders admitted at the event.

PROGRAM FOR LIVIGNO WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2007
27 jan 2007 – Arrival Day
10.00-22.00 Registration of riders, coaches and media. Payment of entry feee. Bibs and gifts distibution at Race Office
21.30 Press and Coach Meeting

28 jan 2007 – Opening Day
8.30-11.30 Warm up in Slope Style
12.30 Half Pipe Jam (Best Run Session)
14.30 Avalanche Clinic at the bottom of the pipe
15.30 Half Pipe Prize Giving at the bottom of the pipe
20.30 Coach Meeting
21.00-22.00 Social Meeting

29 jan 2007 – Qualification Day
8.00 – 12.00 Training and Qualification in Slope Style
13.00 –16.00 Photo Contest around Livigno
20.30 Coach Meeting
21.00 Video review of Photo Contest and Daily video about the qualification

30 jan 2007 – Finals Day
8.00 – 12.00 Training and Finals (60’ of jam session)
14.00- 15.00 “become a pro” meet an international team manager
21.30 Prize giving for Photo Contest and World Rookie Fest
22.00 Party

31 jan 2007 – Reserve or Departure Day
Departure or Reserve day for competition

Norwegian team check the slope // Avalanche Clinics

INSCRIPTION FORM
National Team Inscription
Name of National Association:
Name of coach/team manager:
Mail & Mobile Phone of coach:
How many people need accomodation?
Riders information (for each rider: Name, Surname, date of birth, email, mobile)
1st rider
2nd rider
3rd rider
4th rider
5th rider
6th rider

MEDIA ACCREDITATION FORM
Media Accreditation Request
Name of Media
Nationality
Contacts (mail, telephone)
Media Crew Info (for each person: Name surname, email, mobile)

CONTACTS for info, inscription and media
Marco Sampaoli
WSF Board of Directors
marco@snow-park.it
skype: marcosampaoli
mobile: +39.340.32.85.569

Czech Snowboard Association present a nice calendar, full of freestyle competition, both for senior riders with the 4×4 Czech Cup, than for the youngster with the Czech Rookie Cup. Follows complete calendar with contact of the Czech national secretary for further informations.

4X4 Czech cup of freestyle snowboarding

4×4 Local nomination to Neklid
27.1. Saturday Horni Misecky Local SS
28.1. Sunday
4×4 Local nomination to Rejdice Local
3.2. Saturday Severak 4×4 local SS
4.2. Sunday
4×4 Local nomination to Dolní Morava Local
10.2. Saturday Bila 4×4 local SS
11.2. Sunday
4×4 National National TTR/WSF 1 STAR
17.2. Saturday Dolni Morava 4×4 National SS
18.2. Sunday
4×4 National National TTR/WSF 1 STAR
24.2. Saturday Rejdice 4×4 National SS
25.2. Sunday
4×4 National National TTR/WSF 1 STAR
3.3. Saturday Neklid 4×4 National SS
4.3. Sunday
4×4 Local nomination to Spindleruv Mlyn Local
10.3. Saturday Sumavsky Spicak 4X4 Local SS
11.3. Sunday

17.3. Saturday
18.3. Sunday

24.3. Saturday
25.3. Sunday
4×4 super final National TTR/WSF 2 STAR
31.3. Saturday Spindleruv Mlyn 4×4 final SS
1.4. Sunday Spindleruv Mlyn 4×4 final HP

28.4. Saturday Cup Ceremony Prague

Czech Rookie cup

28.1. Sunday Horni Misecky Czech Rookie SS
11.2. Sunday Bila Czech Rookie SS
18.2. Sunday Dolni Morava Czech Rookie SS
25.2. Sunday Neklid Czech Rookie SS
Czech Rookie Cup super final National TTR/WSF 1 STAR
24.3. Saturday Spindleruv Mlyn CRC final SS
25.3. Sunday Spindleruv Mlyn CRC final HP

SS – Slopestyle TTR/WSF – Ticket to Ride/World Snowboard Federation
HP – Halfpipe

Contact and Info:
Jaroslav Bocek
Association of Czech snowboarding
email: info@snowboarding.cz
Mobil: +420 724 921 236
WEB: www.snowboarding.cz

With Temperatures dropping and smell of winter firmly in the air, the international WSF calendar is ready to start with a huge event in Italy during the Modena Skipass. An Annual Italian freestyle meeting from 28th of October to the 1st of November that attend 150.000 visitors. On 31 October there will be a 2 Star event with some WSF rookies invited as international guest!!

Skipass Italian Freestyle Meeting 2006, 5th edition more and more freestyle, the event in which all the Freestyle sports (both emergent and consolidated ones) will be gathered: Snowboard, Skate, Bmx, Roller, Kite, Surfing, Break-Dance & Hip-Hop and Motocross Freestyle with back flip show!!!

3D Graphics of the structure

As usual a huge quantity of people will take part in the exposition: freestylers, people fond of freestyle and technical companies exposing their goods and organising demos and shows for the public with their best athletes.

Skipass Italian Freestyle Meeting organises the most exciting and important contests on the national scene with the best athletes in the World, as the Pro Spina Jump Contest for snowboarding, the Italy Street Skate Contest, Bmx demos, Motocross Freestyle demos with Back Flip and other demos and tests of new emergent freestyle sports for the public. Many WSF rookies will join this nice events: Manuel Pietropoli (Ita), Christian Haller (Sui) and Ulrik Badertcher (Nor) are already confirmed as invited riders.

Crow at Modena Skipass 2005

Skipass Italian Freestyle Meeting will definitively be confirmed as a young and highly spectacular show: Tvs, magazines and radios will be present at this event, on which programs and articles will be made. In this way, Skipass Italian Freestyle Meeting will result not just a meeting-point between companies and public but also a big mediatic event.

3D plan of Modena Freestyle Meeting 2006

This year an innovative program is foreseen: thanks to the Saint Festivity, we will have 5 days instead of 4 days of exposition.Moreover, pavilion B will be totally dedicated to freestyle companies, with 3 entertainment areas: Skate Half Pipe, Video Area and Break Dance Area.

For More Info: www.skipass.it

Contact: freestyle@skipass.it