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2024 WORLD ROOKIE TOUR FINALS: WHO WILL BE THE NEXT STARS?

The World Rookie Snowboard Finals are an iconic event in the world of youth snowboarding, where emerging athletes have the chance to test themselves and compete against the best in their category becoming a star!

Finals are back in style at the historic location of Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun  this week (March 17 – 22), for a six-day contest and non-stop activities, providing an exceptional setting and unparalleled snow conditions for this high-level competition.

This prestigious event will determine the new 2024 World Rookie Champions for Snowboard Halfpipe and Slopestyle, who will earn the opportunity to participate in renowned international competitions and training camps in 2024: 2024 Absolute Spring Battle, Prime Park Session in Stubai, Kitzsteinhorn HP Trainings Camp and Surprise Ticket to World Class Event 24.

World Rookie Snowboard Finals, featuring both slopestyle and halfpipe events, alongside numerous recreational activities: social dinners, workshops with Gummi Love, World Snowboard Federation, Blue Tomato, and much more. The World Rookie Tour is not just about competition; it’s a celebration of snowboarding culture and community spirit!

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THE NEW SNOWBOARD GENERATION SHINES AT LIVIGNO WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2024

Julian Sverresvold and Mia Langridge win the nineteenth edition of the contest, top rider in the overall ranking is Dmytro Luchkin from the Grom Men category.

 

About seventy young snowboarders gathered in the splendid setting of the Italian Alps for the historic Livigno World Rookie Fest 2024, now in its nineteenth edition. Coming from all over the world, including overseas, they showcased their skills and athletic abilities in the beautiful location of the Mottolino Snowpark. The event kicked off on Sunday, January 14 th, with the presentation of the contest dedicated to snowboarders at the Cinelux cinema in the city centre of Livigno. There, the participants had the opportunity to preview the new World Rookie Tour TV Show and were welcomed by Ian Rocca, Marketing Manager at Mottolino SpA. He greeted and praised the incredible level of preparation of the athletes and expressed hopes of seeing them compete in the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics, which will be held in Livigno.

 

The following day, in the afternoon, athletes had the opportunity to compete with tricks at the Nitro Rail Jam at night in the Snowpark20 city snowpark, located in the centre of Livigno. Dmytro Luchkin took home the Best Trick award, and snowboarder Mia Langridge is the best female snowboarder! Girl power!

 

This year, the setup for the slopestyle contest, held at the renowned Mottolino Snowpark, left athletes and coaches in awe, featuring three different lines: L/XL with a rail section, two kickers, a cannon rail, and the M line composed of three kickers and another rail section.

 

The finals took place on Tuesday, January 16 th, with perfect weather conditions: clear skies and mild temperatures welcomed the riders at altitude. The Women Grom and Rookie categories competed first, followed by the Men Grom and Rookie.

 

The winner of the World Rookie Fest 2024 was Norwegian Julian Sverrensvold with the following run: Frontside Lipside Sexchange 450 out, FS Blunt 270, FS 1080, Backside Double 1080, 50 – 50 FS 540. Second place went to Lian Garandel (FRA), and third place to Aron Wagner (SUI).

 

In the Grom Men category, Dmytro Luchkin from Ukraine won for the second consecutive year with a fearless run featuring a Cab 270 in 270 out, Backside 267 in, FS 1080, Backside Triple Cork Stalefish, Fifty-fifty frontside 360, ahead of Samuel Fejgl (CZE) and Leonardo Saraiva (SUI). An impeccable execution that earned him the first place in the overall ranking!

 

Mia Langridge (GBR) won the Rookie Women category with a Cab 180 Backside 180, Switch Blunt 270, Cab 540, Backside 260, Fifty fifty backside 180. Second place went to Nora Hegge (NOR), and third place to Anette Naevestad (NOR).

 

In the Grom Women category, Sky Remans (BEL) claimed the top spot on the podium with a run featuring Switch Blunt 270, Switch Board Fakie, Backside 720, Frontside 720, Fifty-fifty indy, winning ahead of Aono Pordie Okaniwa (FRA) and Emine Kinck Grundvold Mathisen (NOR).

 

All riders on the podium, rookies, groms, males, and females, qualified for the World Rookie Snowboard Finals 2024, which will take place at Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun from March 17th to 22nd.

 

 

 

Finally, the legendary Black Yeti reserved a ticket for the Best Snowboard Team of the event to participate in the international finals of the “Red Bull Hammers with Homies” event, a team contest that will be held in Madonna di Campiglio. The surprises are not over, and in fact, it has been decided to give the ticket to two teams: Norway and France.

This week, we saw the best young snowboarders in action, but it’s not over because these days, another 70 freeskier friends will compete to win a spot in the World Rookie Freeski Finals. Stay connected, today are the qualifications, and tomorrow are the finals.

The future is definitely here!

For those who would like to witness the extraordinary level of these rookies, follow the links below:
Rookie Man Julian Sverrensvold
Grom Man Dmytro Luchkin
Rookie Woman Mia Langridge
Grom Woman Sky Remans

Photogalley Livigno World Rookie Fest 2024 

 

Photo Credits: Teo Trabucchi
Video Credits: Federico Romanello, Mattia Caravello

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FRESH NEWS FROM WORLD ROOKIE TOUR: DATES FOR 2024 FINALS CONFIRMED

Black Yeti is working on the 2024 World Rookie Tour winter season, ready to make the dreams of many young rookies come true: snowboard and freeski finals, and some of the main events, are already confirmed!

Mark the dates for the 2024 Big Finals
World Rookie Tour is pushing freestyle development on all levels, and it is one of the greatest sports project dedicated to young snowboarders and their families. The WRT Finals will attract once again the best young riders from the World Rookie Tour qualifying events to compete for the 2024 World Rookie Champions titles and incredible prizes. Last year riders had the chance to earn invitations to world class events as The Swatch Nines or the Prime Park Sessions in Stubai, Red Bull Special Experiences and much more prizes which will support our champions’ carrier.

From 18 to 23 March 2024 Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun/Zell am See (Austria) will host the best rookies of the 2024 World Rookie Tour season for the World Rookie Snowboard Finals. Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn will welcome them with amazing kickers, a massive superpipe and countless rails, boxes, and fun obstacles. With the presence of numerous nations, Kaprun is the place to be to witness the future of the sport.  As always, the program will be full of fun activities and workshops,  the finals will be broadcasted live!

Watch the video 2023 recap from Kaprun:
World Rookie Snowboard Finals – Slopestyle Highlights
World Rookie Snowboard Finals – Halfpipe Highlights

More information: www.worldrookietour.com

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NEW WORLD ROOKIE TOUR CHAMPIONS CROWNED

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WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2023 RECAP FROM LIVIGNO

World Rookie Fest 2023 went down at the Mottolino Snowpark, with more than 180 riders came to Livigno to live one of their best experiences of their life.

It was a week full of tricks, fun and adrenaline in Livigno! New and old friends gathered to celebrate their passion for snowboarding and freeskiing.

Take your time and watch the video highlights from World Rookie Fest 2023, the 18th edition!

Click here for the full Report from the World Rookie Fest 2023 – Snowboard

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World Rookie Snowboard Finals Set for March 19-25 2023

World Rookie Snowboard Finals | Rookie Winner Hiroto Ogiwara (JPN) | Ph Andreas Amplatz 

Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun will host the best rookies of the 2023 WRT season

Maybe it’s still early, but the Black Yeti wants to allow you to mark the dates of the most important youth events of the winter season: all the rookie tour crew will be back once again in Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun/Zell am See in Austria, from 19 to 25 March 2023, for World Rookie Snowboard Finals.

The WRT Finals will attract once again the best young snowboarders from the World Rookie Tour qualifying events to compete for the 2023 World Rookie Freeski Champion title and incredible prizes such as invitation to world-class events, Red Bull Special Experience and much more.

Also, the kick-off and oldest event of the 2023 WRT, the legendary World Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy, confirmed its 18th edition from January the 14th until January the 21st 2023. The event will be open to both snowboarders (14-18 January) and freeskiers (18-21 January) and will offer also a special training week in the premium Mottolino Snowpark, long-time partner of the Black Yeti.

World Rookie Snowboard Finals | Grom Wm Winner Sara Shimizu (JPN) | Ph Andreas Amplatz

 

If your dream is to start a professional snowboard carrier, then the World Rookie Tour is the place to be!

Registrations and Information
registration@worldrookietour.com
World Rookie Registration – Skateboard – World Rookie Tour
Phone +39 059.9783397

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

ABOUT THE WORLD ROOKIE TOUR
The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations, and selected action sports agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard events and it consists now of a selection of high-quality International events for snowboard, Freeski, Skateboard and Surf, the so-called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche, and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers, and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of the season, during the World Rookie Finals, a unique event format where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com.

ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd
The Black Yeti is an amateur sports club dedicated to the realization of Snowboard, Freeski, Skateboard and Surf projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, at international level. One of the most successful projects is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 3.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops, and English talks. 


World Rookie Tour Media Manager
Marco Sampaoli – marco@moonsrl.it – Tel +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69

World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator
Meinhard Trojer – meinhardtrojer@powdern.com – Tel +43.650.56.37.424

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2022 Livigno World Rookie Fest

The Black Yeti returns to the always-perfect Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno doubling up in style: not just the snowboard contest, in fact, the World Rookie Fest 2022 will also host freeskiers for the first time.

Since 17 years World Rookie Fest has been synonymous with aggregation, fun, international competition and friendship, and represents one of the most prestigious youth snowboard events on the planet. For this reason, starting from the 2022 edition, the Black Yeti wanted to extend the invitation to this iconic event, also to the freeskiers community.

A WHOLE WEEK OF ACTIVITIES ON THE SLOPES AND IN TOWN
As an almost twenty-year tradition dictates, this event 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 the companions and the public. In fact, the competition days will be accompanied by a rich lifestyle program to guarantee all participants 7 unforgettable days of stay in Livigno.

Avalanche clinics and yoga sessions will be our strong points for the full week, in addition, artistic workshops, night jams, video premieres, apéritifs and parties will complete the busy competitive program that will allow you to discover the Champions of tomorrow.

For snowboarders, the week will start with the Nitro Rail Night Session with € 1,000 in prize money, while local hero Ian Rocca will offer a special welcome to freeskiers.

Finally, Mottolino will make available to the competing athletes several training sessions on the Big Air Bag in order to fill the program on the slopes even on days without competitions, and to have the opportunity to train together with many qualified athletes for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics.

AMAZING REWARDS
All snowboards 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 2022 which will take place in Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun for snowboarding, and in Madonna di Campiglio for the Freeski.

In addition, Surf Camps in Spain are offered by our partner www.surftolive.com and many prizes from sponsors Nitro, Volkl, Marker, TSG, Jail Jam, Boardriding.com and others to be defined. 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 new “Red Bull Hammers with Homies” team contest.

LIVE STREAMING
Who will not have the pleasure of spending a week with us in Livigno, will be able to watch snowboard and freeski finals live thanks to our historic media partner www.boardriding.com.

For those who did not know the technical level of this competition, at the following link you can see the highlights of the latest edition: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour/386666187

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 single room extra cost: 20€ per night

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 10th of 2021, 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 requests for your accommodation, different check-in/check-out dates, accommodation in an 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.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2022
(In this first phase, this program could be modified)

2021/2022 World Rookie Tour events are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st of January 2004 to 31st of December 2006) and Groms (born from 1st of January 2007 and up), both male and female. All contests in the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the World Rookie Rank.

The World Rookie Tour is organized by Black Yeti company in collaboration with National and International Sports Associations and it is made possible by Red Bull, Völkl, Marker, Union Bindings, TSG Protection, Level Gloves, Surftolive.com, Jail Jam, Elle-Erre Easy Flag, Nitro Snowboards, and Moon. You can follow the World Rookie Tour on our international media partners Sequence Magazine, Boardriding.com, Prime Snowboarding, Prime Skiing, Sourge Skateboarding, and Quattro Media.

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

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WORLD ROOKIE TOUR FINALS ANNOUNCED

Black Yeti announces the World Rookie Finals

World Rookie Snowboard Finals
Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria – 26 March.2 April 2022 – Slopestyle and Halfpipe

Black Yeti announces dates and locations for the 2022 snowboard and freeski finals of the World Rookie Tour. Madonna di Campiglio in Italy, Trentino, and Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun in Austria, are thrilled to host hundreds of young aspiring professionals, making them live one of the most unforgettable experiences of their sports lives.

World Rookie Tour is an unmissable opportunity for those who want to transform their passion into a well-defined professional career. World Rookie Tour can confirm that even in 2022: our World Rookie Champions of snowboard and freeski, both male and female, will have a place secured in the next season of the FIS World Cup Tour, and many other incredible prizes to support their career. The future is here at the World Rookie Tour!

World Rookie Snowboard Finals | 26 March – 2 April 2022
On the snowboarding side, finals will be back in style to the historic location of Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun, for a seven-day contest and non-stop activities. A unique program will include halfpipe and slopestyle contests, many workshops and side events, while the convenient option of staying all at the same hotel, the Jufa Hotel, will still be valid. If you want to be present, participate and see the future of snowboarding with your own eyes. Kaprun is where you need to be.

For the finals qualification criteria, the age groups and the general rules of the World Rookie Tour 2022, visit the link The Tour – World Rookie Tour

The rest of the World Rookie Tour 2022 event calendar will be announced shortly.

All tour events, including the finals, will scrupulously follow strict Covid prevention protocols, to guarantee riders, coaches, companions and staff the best possible safety conditions.

Follow the World Rookie Tour
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Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour
email: info@worldrookietour.com    

ABOUT WORLD ROOKIE TOUR
The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations, and selected action sports agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard events and it consists now of a selection of high-quality International events for snowboard, Freeski and skateboard, the so-called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche, and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers, and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of the season, during the World Rookie Finals, a unique event format where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com.

ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd
The Black Yeti is an amateur sports club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, Freeski, and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful projects is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 3.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops, and English talks.

World Rookie Tour Media Manager
Marco Sampaoli – marco@moonsrl.it – Tel +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69

World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator
Meinhard Trojer – meinhardtrojer@powdern.com – Tel +43.650.56.37.424

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Hiroto Ogiwara and Evy Popp crowned 2021 World Rookie Snowboard Champions

The Black Yeti crew spent a full week in Hintertux, where the first-ever combined Snowboard and Freeski World Rookie Finals went down successfully.

From April the 29th until May the 2nd, after the end of the freeski event, almost 80 snowboarders from 16 different nations came to Hintertux, for the most awaited youth snowboard event of the season: slopestyle competition, art workshop, music contents and avalanche camp were some of the magic ingredients of this unique event.

In fact, in the heritage of the WRT events, the 2021 Snowboard Final was not only an international slopestyle competition, but as well it offered to all participants several side activities thanks to a strict Covid Concept which ensured the safety of all.

Japan’s Hiroto Ogiwara reigned supreme at the 2021 World Rookie Championships in Hintertux Glacier, Austria last week. Photo courtesy of Andreas Amplatz/World Rookie Tour.

The 2021 World Rookie Snowboard Final competition went down in Hintertux Glacier, at the Betterpark Snowpark, in very difficult weather conditions, with permanent clouds and some wind, which obliged the Local Organizing Crew to adapt the program day by day. Finally, all the riders were able to showcase their skills with a regular slopestyle contest for the male rookie category and a rail jam for all the others.

Male Rookies challenged for the 2021 World Rookie Tour Champion title on a slopestyle course consisted of three tables with different kickers and one table with three jib obstacles at the end. Judges scored each rider using overall impression. Hiroto Ogiwata (JPN) conquer the victory and the World Rookie Champion Title with a Cab Double 900 mute, bs double 1080 mellon, fs 720 toe edge, and front plant 450 out on the last rail. Hiroto was awarded, among the many prizes, a ticket to 2021.22 FIS World Cup. Liam Johnson and Lucas Ferry, both from the USA, got second and third and completed the male rookie podium.

All the other participants, female rookies and male/female groms, unfortunately, were not able to compete in the slopestyle due to the very bad weather condition and, on Sunday, competed for the WRT Champion titles on the rail line, on a two-run – best one count format.

Belgium’s Evy Poppe battles wind and snow to claim the 2021 World Rookie Tour Champion title. Photo Courtesy of World Rookie Tour.

In the Female Rookie category, former 2019 WRT Champion Evy Poppe from Belgium, won again the 2021 World Rookie Champion Title with a solid run consisting of a perfect Noseslide and a 50/50 frontside 360 out.

In the grom category, among the male, Lenny Fenning from team Whyaintyou GBR won with a Cab 270 on and Cab 180 on BS 360 out. In the female groms, Yura Murase from Japan won with a Boardslide to Fake and cab 180 on. They both conquered the World Grom Champion Title.

The 2021 Snowboard World Rookie Champions were both awarded with invitations for the 2022 Spring Battle at the Absolut Park and for the 2021.22 Hintertux Opening, and an invitation to a Red Bull Experience to be announced soon. The male World Rookie Champion only was the only rider awarded a spot for 2021.22 FIS World Cup Slopestyle. Other riders on the podium were awarded with a surf week with our historic partner SurftoLive.com and with many goodies from all our sponsors.

Download all the results from the 2021 World Rookie Finals Snowboard here

RESULTS GROM WOMEN (2006-2007)
1. Yura Murase, JPN, 69.0
2. Soha Jannet, SUI, 45.5
3. Heli Bockhorni, GER, 39.5

RESULTS ROOKIE WOMEN (2003-2005)
1. Evy Poppe, BEL, 81.5
2. Matilde Pizzuto, ITA, 67.0
3. Andrina Salis, SUI, 65.5

RESULTS GROM MEN (2006-2007)
1. Lenny Fenning, GBR, 84.5
2. Liam Garandel, FRA, 80.5
3. Brooklyn Depriest, USA, 74.5

RESULTS ROOKIE MEN (2003-2005)
1. Hiroto Ogiwara, JPN, 88.5
2. Liam Johnson, USA, 87.5
3. Lucas Ferry, USA, 84.0

The event offered a program of side activities under a strict Covid Security Protocol to create a safety bubble and allow the organization of social moments. During the event took place a workshop about “Wood Photo Printing” by Andreas Monsberger, where they learned how to print a real picture on a piece of wood, making real artworks. The program also included “Avalanche Clinic” with theoretical and practical parts run by MOON Agency and a Karaoke Session.

All the World Rookie Tour organization would like to thank you all for the determination and for the support for our project. We hope to see you next year in better conditions.

Photo gallery World Rookie Finals Snowboard
Day 1 – Training
Day 2 – Male Rookie Slopestyle Comp
Day 3 – Grom and Girl Rail Jam

Below you can watch the winning runs
World Rookie Finals – Hiroto Ogiwara 1st place
World Rookie Finals – Liam Johnson 2nd place
World Rookie Finals – Lucas Ferry 3rd place

Below you can watch the re-run of the live streaming
Male Rookie Slopestyle
Girls and Male Grom Rail Jam

Source: World Rookie Tour

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2021 World Rookie Snowboard and Freeski Finals

Rider: Shuichiro Shigeno
Credit: Gustav Ohlsson

Black Yeti proudly announces dates and locations

Someone said: “Optimism is the best way to see life”, and Black Yeti is highly optimistic! That is why we want to announce dates and locations for the 2021World Rookie Tour Big Finals, well in advance. Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun in Austria, and Seiser Alm in Italy, are already excited to host hundreds of young aspiring professionals, to live the best experience in their early career. Obviously all our scheduled WRT events will follow both the international WHO and the local guidelines for Covid prevention to ensure the highest security standard for all our riders, their coach, and relatives. Furthermore, is confirmed that the 2021 World Rookie Tour Snowboard and Freeski Champions, male and female, will get a spot in the next season FIS World Cup Tour!

Rider: Stine Olsen
Credit: Gustav Ohlsson

World Rookie Snowboard Finals

A history lasting 16 years, a heritage that Black Yeti improves every year. The next World Rookie Snowboard Finals will take place again in Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria, from the 11th to the 16th April 2021, with Slopestyle and Big Air events. But as always it´s not just about the competition, with workshops and side events, education and a lot of fun is a big part of the World Rookie Finals as well. If you want to see the future of snowboarding, you have to be there.

Watch here the trailer for the 2021 World Rookie Snowboard Finals: vimeo.com/475818755

World Rookie Freeski Finals

A brand-new tour, an incredible opportunity for all the young skiers around the world. World Rookie Freeski Finals will take place again in Seiser Alm, Italy, from the 23rd to the 27th March 2021. Snowpark Seiser Alm is one of the best parks in Europe, hosting location for several international events, including FIS World Cup Slopestyle.  The chance to compete here is a must and the program of the event will include very typical social activities in order to discover the South Tyrol culture and heritage.

 

Breaking news for the last season-qualified riders, for Snow and Freeski Finals 2020

Due to the Coronavirus emergency, World Rookie Tour canceled the last 2020 winter events scheduled in Japan, Italy, and Austria, including the World Rookie Snowboard and Freeski Finals 2020.

For the season 2020/2021 Black Yeti has decided that all the last year qualified rider for the 2020 finals, if they are still in the age, could take part in the World Rookie Finals 2021 scheduled in Austria and Italy. Unfortunately, the World Rookie Tour cannot confirm the economic efforts for the free ticket.

If you are one of the qualified riders from season 2020, please write to registration@worldrookietour.com

 

 

World Rookie Tour Snowboard – Provisional Calendar 2021

World Rookie Fest (SS) – Livigno, ITA 16.-21.01.2021

UK Rookie Fest (Rail + BA) – Glasgow, SCO,22.-24.01.2021

Copper Mountain Rookie Fest (HP) – Copper Mountain, USA, 28.01.2021

Winter Park Grom Fest (SS) – Winter Park, USA, 11.02.2021

Winter Park Rookie Fest (SS) – Winter Park, USA, 12.02.2021

QKLS Rookie Fest (SS) – Ruka, FIN, 11.-14.02.2021

Hungarian Rookie Fest (SS) HUN – Budapest, HUN, 20.-21.02.2021

Indy Park Jam Rookie Fest (SS) – Nekoma, JPN, 26.-27.02.2021

Ursus Rookie Fest (SS) – Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, 28.02.-04.03.2021

World Rookie Finals (SS+HP) –Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, AUT,11.-16.04.2021

World Rookie Tour Freeski – Provisional Calendar 2021

Copper Mountain Rookie Fest (HP) – Copper Mountain, USA, 07.01.2021

UK Rookie Fest (Rail + BA) – Glasgow, SCO 22.-24.01.2021

Winter Park Grom Fest (SS) – Winter Park, USA, 11.02.2021

Winter Park Rookie Fest (SS) – Winter Park, USA, 12.02.2021

Innsbruck Rookie Fest (SS) – Innsbruck – Skyline Park, AUT, 19.-21.02.2021

Ursus Rookie Fest (SS) – Madonna di Campiglio, ITA, 28.02.-04.03.2021

Kronplatz Rookie Fest (SS) – Kronplatz, ITA, 12.-14.03.2021

World Rookie Finals (SS) – Seiser Alm, ITA, 23. –27.03.2021

 

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ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd
The Black Yeti is an amateur sport club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, freeski and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful projects is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 2.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops, and English talks.