Category: Rookie Check Out

Roni is a finnish rookie, wel trained on jumps and rail.

Name: Roni Rintala
Nick name: Rontti
Date of Birth: 3.7.1990
Nationality:FinlandSponsor: Burton,Dragon
Stance: dont know.
Favorite trick: SwBs 7
Highest ranking: BEO jr slopestyle 5, BEO jr half-pipe 5, FIN forum youngblood 1,Forum youngblood europeanfinals 3, FIN championchips slopestyle 2
Favorite Spot: Talma
Favorite food&drink: pizza,Battery-energy drink
Best Music: everything goes.
Best Artist: –
Best Movie: Robotfood afterbang
The event of your dream: good weather..good park ( laid back )
Hero of all times: Heikki Sorsa
Slogan: you live just one times
Future Projects: go to BEO.. ride and have fun

Tresten is the USA junior freestyle champion 06. Thanks to a super performance at last USA Nationals, he was 1st in the freestyle overall ranking obtaining this very important title. He travel to Europe often to join international competition like the World Rookie Fests in Livigno and Soelden: he entered the finals in both showing his great talent on rails. As you can see from the pics belows his skills on rail are a consequence of his passion for skateboard too.

Tresten on the wall ride at World Rookie Fest Finals 06 in Soelden

Name: Tresten aka Andrisen Sweigard
Nick name: Ace
Date of Birth: 18-february-1991
Nationality: USA

Tresten during the skate session at World Rookie Fest Finals 06 in Soelden

Sponsor: Forum Snowboards, Special Blend Outwear, Out of Bounds
Stance: 18-15
Favorite trick: fs3 indy poke
Highest ranking: 1st place in Freestyle Overall at USA Nationals 06
Favorite Spot: Squaw Valley, California USA

Tresten kick the rail line at World Rookie Fest Finals 06 in Soelden

Favorite food&drink: Sushi and milk
Best Music: Rap
Best Artist: Dr.Dre
Best Movie: Pop

Tresten on the corner jump of the World Rookie Fest Finals 06 in Soelden

The event of your dream: the X-Games
Hero of all times: Terje Haakonsen
Slogan: none
Future Projects: Film some good video parts

Pics by Marco Sampaoli and Luca “Ciccio” Borghetti

Sergey is a top rookie from Russia…we met him firt time at Livigno World Rookie Fest 2006, where he arrived alone after 36 hours of travelling by airplanes, trains and car…not bad for a rookie! Here is some nice pics and info about Sergey.

Sergey somewhere in Russia

Name: Sergey Lapunsky
Nick name: Lapa
Date of Birth: 23-may-89
Nationality: Russian

Sponsor: S7, Atomic, 686, Swix, Spy
Stance: Regular
Favorite trick: bs7
Highest ranking: 2nd place in Russian Big Air Championship
Favorite Spot: Gorskaia, Novosibirsk
Favorite food&drink: CocaCola and Cheese Burger!!!
Best Music: R’n’B like Lumedee or FatManScoop…and sometimes House
Best Artist: Pi-Man
Best Movie: Chulk Smulk and Green Mile

An interview for a russian television

The event of your dream: Air&Style and the O’Neil SB Jam
Hero of all times: JP Solberg
Slogan: “It’s not me”
Future Projects: I hope to film with the crew of Revision Films

Sergey at Livigno World Rookie Fest 06 and in Russia

Ruiki is the most international japanese rookie! At only 15 years of age, he entered TAC twice, joined the Oakley Style Master in China and travel a lot around the world from a competition to an other. Read something more about this talented rookie…

Ruiki at TAC05, Fisness Session

Name: Ruiki Masudai
Date of Birth: 29-march-1991
Nationality: Japanese

Ruiki in China, travelling at the Oakley Style Master

Sponsor: Lib-Tech, Volcom, Dragon, Drake, Nortwave, Bros (Snowboard Shop)
Stance: 21, 15
Favorite trick: sb 180
Highest ranking: 7th at TAC06
Favorite Spot: Ishiuchi Maruyama, Niigata
Favorite food&drink: Chinese Noodle
Best Music: Beck and Iggy Pop
Future Projects: Being an international pro rider!

Ruiki at TAC06

Pics by Marco Sampaoli, Gian Luca Zanetti and Ishi

Manuel is the most talented italian rookie, Olympic rider and join the TAC twice. At 15th years old he realized a good part of his dreams but he still got some new goal for the incoming season: improve more and more.

Manuel at TAC05, Fisness Session

Name: Manuel Pietropoli
Nick name: none
Date of Birth: 30-april-1990
Nationality: Italian

Manuel at TAC05 and TAC06

Sponsor: Burton, Red Bull, Oakley
Stance: Regular, +18..-18
Favorite trick: fs 9 tail grab
Highest ranking: 3rd junior at BEO06
Favorite Spot: Everywhere there’s a good park!

Manuel at TAC05

Favorite food&drink: Italian pasta and…Red Bull!!!
Best Music: House
Best Artist: Finly
Best Movie: Step

Manuel at the World Rookie Fest Finals 06 in Soelden

The event of your dream: The Battle
Hero of all times: Shan White
Slogan: none
Future Projects: Improve my level as much as possible!

Manuel at the Olympics Games 2006 in Torino

Pics by Marco Sampaoli and Luca “Ciccio” Borghetti

Christian Haller is WSF World Rookie Champion 2006. After entering the rookie fest in Livigno, he stroke some ttr events and finally joined the WRF Finals in Soelden glacier, winning the world title! Here is a short profile about him with some nice pics from season 05.06

Christian in Soelden WRF slope style track

Name: Christian Haller
Nick name: Hitsch
Date of Birth: 28.10.1989
Nationality: SUI

Christian in Soelden WRF slope style and at prize giving

Sponsor: Burton, Swatch, Anon, Gravis, Arcus, Shema Skates
Stance: +15..-12
Favorite trick: fs 3
Highest ranking: BEO Pipe Juniors 2nd, BEO Slope Juniors 1st, Rookie Festival Final 1st
Favorite Spot: Davos

Christian during Livigno World Rookie Fest 06

Favorite food&drink: Coke, Burger, Pizza
Best Music: Misfits, Ramones, Led Zeppelin
Best Artist: none
Best Movie: All Gone
The event of your dream: Fondue& Friends Session
Hero of all times: Nicolas, Eero, Freddi, Markus K, Heikki

Christian in Livigno WRF 06

Slogan: none
Future Projects: Filming with MMP, ride some Contests and have fun!

Pics by Luca “Ciccio” Borghetti and Armin Popps