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Jan Lohynsky appointed WSF Communication Officer

The World Snowboard Federation announces an addition to the team. After a hiring process over the summer months, Jan Lohynsky was appointed WSF Communication Officer to join Anna Negri, WSF General Secretary in helping to fulfill the federation’s goals.

Jan Lohynsky comes from Prague, Czech Republic, but is based in Innsbruck, Austria, where the WSF also officialy resides. Jan has a strong background in snowboarding as he competed in the World Rookie Tour and later on in both national and international contests. He studies and works in the field of communication for years now and is thus newly an appropriate part of the WSF.

For anything regarding communication & PR, do not hesitate to contact Jan at: communication@worldsnowboardfederation.org.

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World Rookie Rank – 2019/20 season

We are happy to present the World Rookie Rank for the 2019/20 season! In the following article we answer to the questions which may arise. In the meantime, the youngsters may strap in!

What is the WSF World Rookie Rank?

  • The World Rookie Rank is a classification for riders 18 and under through the WSF and the WSPL
  • Through a partnership with WSF and the World Rookie Tour, results from the WRR will qualify athletes for the World Rookie Finals
  • Selected winners of various WRT events will also compete in the finals of the World Rookie Tour
  • Winners of the World Rookie Finals will be awarded with the title of World Rookie Champion

Athletes are then offered a unique opportunity to enter the world of professional snowboarding through various filming and events invitations reserved exclusively for World Rookie Champions. This gives the young riders an amazing platform to develop their future snowboarding careers.

The average of the best 3 results generate the overall rider’s points in the World Rookie Rank and World Grom Rank used as one of the qualification criteria for the 2020 World Rookie Finals.

Only the best rookies in the world will be granted access to the World Rookie Tour big final: the “World Rookie Finals” in Kitzsteinhorn at Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria.

What are the goals of World Rookie Rank & World Rookie Tour?

  • Serve each nation with a true World Rookie Rank that will grow participation in the events
  • Develop momentum and brand loyalty with WSF to then build and support WSF Mission and Values
  • Partnering with the already established WRT and Yeti brand builds on strengths and already existing network
  • Through qualifying events WSF can help to populate the WRT finals and create a new revenue stream in partnership with WRT
  • Promote inclusion for non-FIS aged event schedule via the WSPL through the WSF for a nominal fee
  • Qualification pathway to World Rookie Finals

What are the benefits of the WSF World Rookie Rank?

  • Incorporate existing WRT to raise event value
  • Qualify to higher level events through regional WSF/WRR competitions
  • Build a global network of events and riders
  • More than 1000 riders out of 30 Nations on the rank in the 2018/19 season
  • Focus on age appropriate in line with WSF Mission and Vison
  • Provide access to WSPL for non-FIS events
  • Offer national young riders more opportunities to qualify for the World Rookie Finals

What are the requirements for the WSF World Rookie Rank?

  • Nations pay WSF for WRR events on the WSPL
    Both Regional or National Level is possible – see WSPL Requirements for Regional and National Level Events
    $50 per event and discipline
    Examples:
    Slopestyle – Rookie + Grom – Male + Female Results – $50
    Slopestyle + Halfpipe – Rookie + Grom – Male + Female Results – $100
  • Results have to be submitted not later than 48 hours after the event in this provided Results Template
    (the year of birth of athletes is necessary)
  • Only WSF Members (nations or events) can apply for World Rookie Rank

What are the qualifying criteria for the World Rookie Snowboard Finals?

Ages:

  • Rookies (boys and girls) born from the 1st of January 2002 to the 31st of December 2004
  • Groms (boys and girls) born from the the 1st of January 2005 and younger

WSF Members:
Riders must be from WSF member nations to be considered.

Qualification – World Rookie Final:

  • Top 20 riders of the World Rookie Rank (top 20 male, top 20 female) + the top 10 riders from the Grom rank by the of March 25th 2020 will qualify.
  • The top 3 riders, both male and female / Rookie and Grom, from the previous international stops are already qualified to the World Rookie Finals. (see WRT Calendar)
  • Additional WSF Member Criteria. – 2 Rookies Men, 2 Rookie Girl, 1 GromMan, 1 Grom Girl.

To sum it up, this platform is and will be without a doubt one of the key platforms for the young up-and-coming riders and generally the well-being of the snowboarding world which relies on those youngsters!

See or download the relevant Powerpoint presentation here.

You can SUBMIT A SINGLE EVENT USING THIS FORM.
To submit more events at once USE THIS MULTI EVENT FORM. Please send the form then back to events@worldsnowboardfederation.org.
Make sure to always include the year of birth of the competitors (not the full date).

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at events@worldsnowboardfederation.org.

 

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WSF Banked Slalom Tour is back for the 2019/20 season!

Time to build those banked turns again! The WSF Banked Slalom Tour is back this season with some fresh information for all events organizers and national associations.

What is the Banked Slalom Tour?
The WSF Banked Slalom Tour (BST) was launched in October 2014. The BST is an international tour to promote and celebrate the history of snowboarding. WSF Banked Slalom Tour concept offers a platform and a network within currently existing events and support to create new ones.

How to become part of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour?
WSF invites all national associations and event organizers that already have a banked slalom contest on their schedule to be part of the tour and fill out the attached application form to participate.
WSF also invites all of you to organize a Banked Slalom contest and get support from us on how to do it. We will give technical support to those who have never organized a Banked Slalom event, but WSF will also support the PR and communication activities of already scheduled events.

Please download the application form and check out the general information, event benefits and recommendations. Membership application is to be found here. Do not hesitate to contact us at: events@worldsnowboardfederation.org.
Please send the application form back to: events@worldsnowboardfederation.org
What are our goals with the WSF Banked Slalom Tour?
  • To expose the true  spirit of snowboarding to everyone
  • To offer National Snowboard Associations a new competitive format for their national tour and self promotion
  • To develop a WSF event that allows everyone to participate
  • To develop a low risk event
  • To develop Banked slalom courses that allow all levels of snowboarder to develop their skills

Which tools do we use to achieve the goals?

What is this year’s tour structure?

The vision is to create events which allow riders of all levels to participate. In order to bring more people into the sport, we decided to start with a very easy concept, combining athletic performance with fun.

There are many existing banked slalom events world wide. The WSF tour concept is to offer a platform and network within currently existing events, bringing more attention to banked slalom, as well as the individual events.

The podium winners (female and male) from all tour stops will participate in a ruffle. The ruffle will be conducted through online video at the end of the season (beginning of next season). Through the ruffle, grand prize will be an invitation to the Legendary Mount Baker Banked Slalom. Additional prizes will be given to ruffle participants, such as t-shirts and accessories.

What are the benefits for the event organizers?

  • Event profile on WSF home page
  • Right to use BST logo
  • Included in WSF BST Calendar and Flyer
  • PR communication for individual events, prior to and after the event
  • PR communication about the tour, including all events
  • Assistance in developing all aspects of each event and banked slalom in general after request
  • Networking platform for organizers to communicate regarding banked slalom events online meeting (one-two per year)
  • Prizes through the ruffle system
  • Possibility to work with Quattro media for a special deal – 2-3 internet videos 2-5 min. for internet distribution + TV integration in a 26 min. TV show (world wide distributed) for 1500,- (Media evaluation included)
Full Event Membership WSF:
  • Access to WSF Member Benefits Program
  • Full Member with participation and voting right (see appendix 1)
  • Inclusion in the WSF Calendars
  • Promotion of the events through the WSF Media Channels
  • Third limited liability through WSF (more info after request)
  • Excess to WSPL/WSF Rankings

Complete information are to be found in the official presentation.

If you have any questions just drop as an e-mail at: events@worldsnowboardfederation.org.

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New cooperation with actionsportsJOB.com!

We are happy to announce a new partnership with a platform actionsportsJOB.com, which connects companies in the action sports industry with job and internship seekers. The snowboard industry itself is a specific area, which requires concrete experiences and skills when it comes to jobs, so we are happy there is such platform and even more happy that we can now be part of it!

As the founders say: “All action sports demand similar qualities of their employees, so the creation of an all-encompassing platform for both industry jobs and job seekers is a no-brainer. ActionsportsJOB.com serves all fields of employment within action sports; so no matter if you’re a brand looking for a senior manager or student looking for an internship we can help.”

You can now find the ActionsportsJOB.com section within the World Snowboard Federation website. Check it out here!

You can also follow ActionsportsJOB.com on Facebook.

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Report: Treble Cone Banked Slalom 2019

One of the first Banked Slalom contests of this season went down on the last day of August in New Zealand’s Treble Cone resort. This year’s Treble Cone Banked Slalom counted an impressive number of 83 competitors. The organization of the event was complimented by amazing bluebird weather to create a festive atmosphere and fun event that was described by competitors and staff as the best Banked Slalom in recent memory!

Treble Cone’s Banked Slalom is recognised by the press as New Zealand’s most iconic snowboard race and has been a traditional event at Treble Cone for over 16 years.

This year the event was sponsored by: Moa Beer, Jones Snowboards, Now Bindings and POW.

Full results can be viewed here.

Official video:

For further info about the event & potential cooperation you can contact: Jo Lynch at jo@treblecone.com or Alejandro Cuba at c.alejandro91@gmail.com.

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Brelok Banked Slalom supported by Ride!

Last weekend (16-17.03.2019) on “Czarny Gron” ski resort there was a third edition of “Brelok Banked Slalom supported by RIDE”.

Shapers crew from “Tiger Snowpark”, made a grat job building very fun banked slalom course. All kind of riders participated, from juniors to seniors, from amateurs to pros. During the weekend we had all U could ask for to have a best day on snow- lots of friends, great wheater, dj playng good music, perfect banked slalom course, great pizes, aferparty, and lots of fun all weekend long.
Riders tried their chances in three categories: junior, amateur and pro. In women PRO category an 2018 olimpian Zuzanna Smykała won for the third time in a row.
Awesome prizes were given to the winners. Among them RIDE snowboards, GoPro cameras. Dakine backpacks, Electric gogels, NEO tools limited gadgets and multitools, rastaurant vouchers (Weranda bistro, Picollo pizza ) and more.
Every rider o the podium also were given a skateboard as a trophy, made specialy for 2019 edition.
BBS organisators, once again managed to create great eavent with a friendly and fun atmosphere. We are waiting for the forth edition. See you next year.

Winners of each category are the following:
Junior women 1. Giza Martyna 2. Kowalówka Martyna 3. Jędrzejczyk Hania
Junior man 1. Orlik Filip 2. Zawada Jakub 3. Jesionek Michał
Amateur women 1. Troszok Agnieszka 2. Krasińska Karolina 3. Tomalczyk Aleksandra
Amateur men 1. Trzeszczoń Oskar 2. Buliszak Dawid 3. Szpakowski Jacek
Pro women 1. Smykała Zuzanna 2. Wolska Dominika 3. Troszok Agnieszka
Pro men 1. Ligocki Michał 2. Pająk Wojtek 3. Ligocki Mateusz
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Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom was a blast!

Last Saturday March 23 took place the first edition of the Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom organized by the pioneering company specialized in snowboard and splitboard, Landing Snowboard, in collaboration with the World Snowboard Federation (WSF).

A first edition loaded with adrenaline and lots of fun, in which 142 participants of all ages were able to enjoy the Banked Slalom circuit in the Era Marmota snowpark at Baqueira Beret resort.

The day began at 8 am with the collection of bibs at the base of Beret and eagerly, participants both young and old, were accredited according to 4 categories: Groms (< 12) and Rookies (< 18) with number of 16 participants per category, Seniors (< 40) with 60 participants and Legends (> 40) with 50. Among the participating snowboarders were the riders of Quiksilver, pro snowboarder Mathieu Crépel and pro surfer Aritz Aranburu.

From 9 a.m. onwards, the first participants could be seen practicing and enjoying the circuit located in the Era Marmota snowpark, designed by the Baqueira – Beret Stadium team, led by Quique Quintero and in collaboration with Oriol Rosell, the builder of Landing Snowboard.

The competition started at 11 am sharp, with two rounds of the race the snowboarders were classified according to their best times. The opener of the circuit was Igor Domínguez, founder of Landing Snowboard, followed by the number 1 bib, the smallest participant with only 8 years.

Throughout the day, the riders have enjoyed a very technical circuit for those who aspired to reach the top positions but also suitable for all levels.

Among the participants, snowboarders from France, Andorra and different points in the center and north of the peninsula.

It was 16:00h when the awards ceremony was held at the Beret base, more than 8,000€ in sports equipment delivered in order of categories:

 

Groms – Women

1st Itziar Pérez

2nd Chloe Fábrega

3ª Clementine Wall

 

Groms – Men

1st Axel Domínguez

2nd Pantxo Wall

3rd Martxelo Udruzola

 

Rookies – Women

1st Uxue Domínguez

2nd Anne Ripa Tous

3rd Danae Sanllehy

 

Rookies – Men

1st Pau Riba

2nd Dani Panera

3rd Javi Acha

 

Senior – Women

1º Diana Álvarez

2nd Daniela Zwerger

3rd Galatea Spain

 

Senior – Men

1st Mathieu Crépel

2nd Jon Arribas

3rd Alfons García

 

Legends – Women

1st Elena González de Murillo

2nd Danni Wall

3rd Maria del Carmen Gonzalez

 

Legends – Men

1st Lluc Navarro

2nd Garry Wall

3rd Manuel Palacios

 

“It has been a very technical and explosive circuit but also very fun, in which all the participants have been able to feel comfortable and enjoyed a lot. We are very happy with the number of participants who came to enjoy the circuit with us. Comments Javi Guimont, founder of Landing Snowboard, organizers of the race.

 

For this first edition of Banked Slalom, Landing Snowboard has the support of sponsors such as: Quiksilver, Salomon Snowboards, San Miguel 0.0, Ajuntament Naut Aran, Val d’Aran and Baqueira – Beret.

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Sick Trick Tour: Independent, free and uncensored!

The freestyle series SICK TRICK TOUR is celebrating an anniversary!

What started as a  “just for fun” competition to smooth out rivalries between freeskiers and snowboarders, the Sick Trick Tour (STT) now counts as one of the most frequented pro-am competitions in Austria.

Tour program 2018:

Sick Trick Tour Kids Coaching

28th of January 2018 in the Kitzbüheler Horn Snowpark

Let kids rule the world <3! The snowparks at Kitzbüheler Horn are shining in a new light with an Audi Quattro fun slope and a family park that makes the heart of shred happy kids beat a little faster. In combination with the opening of the park, the Sick Trick Tour set up a STT stamp treasure hunt and park coaching for the youngsters. Max Kogler (KSC freeski trainer) and David Köck from Waildring were on site to share information about park rules and to give all freestyle beginners some helpful technique tips. Over 150 kids took part in the event and enjoyed a fun-filled day in the Kitzbüheler Horn snowpark. The stamp treasure hunt had nearly 200 participants and they were awarded with STT medals as well as an abundance of other prizes.

Sick Trick Tour Open

3rd of March 2018 – Snowpark Kitzbühel Hanglalm

The Freeski & Snowboard slopestyle contest in Kitzbühel is already on its 15th year. The Kitzbühel Hanglalm snowpark at Paß Thurn has established itself as one of the best parks around, and the weekend of the 3rd of March will be one of the highlights of the season. The number of participants is unlimited and the snowboard and freeski categories will be further split into mens, ladies, and rookies. In addition to World Snowboard Tour, World Rookie Rank and Freeski Austria points, spots for the QParks Tour Final and starting slots for the Austrian Snowboard Masters will be awarded. As in the past, the K. S. C. Freestyle Club Championship will take place at the STT Open.

So, buckle up and get ready to send! On top of the prize money, great prizes from Blue Tomato, Lib Tech and many other supporters of the Sick Trick Tour Open are up for grabs.

Sick Trick Tour Finals

17th of March 2018 – Snowpark Steinplatte

“Back to the roots” is the motto of the big Sick Trick Tour final at the Steinplatte Snowpark.  Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the tour is going back to the roots of the competition and will offer its participants an awesome setup.  As with the rest of the tour, this competition is open to everyone, meaning you don’t have to qualify through the STT Open to participate.  There will, however, be an overall STT ranking set in place, allowing the sickest tricker of the season to claim their well-deserved championship title, including extra prize money. Naturally, the STT final in Waidring will be seen as a part of the World Snowboard Tour, the World Rookie Rank, the Austrian Snowboard Masters and Freeski Austria Ranking.

STT prize money and various other prizes at a value of over € 8.000 will be up for grabs, courtesy of Sick Trick Tour partners Blue Tomato, Lib Tech, TVB Kitzbühel, Pillerseetal/Kitzbüheler Alpen/Steinplatte, the Kitzbühel & Steinplatte Bergbahnen and many others.

More information regarding sign-ups and the tour stops can be found at www.sicktricktour.com, on Facebook @SickTrickTour and on Instagram #sicktricktour

A look back at the STT over the years

2003                Sick Trick Tour was founded: Gottfried Haberl, Florian Hasenauer, Max Schirmeisen

2004                The first four STT stops are: St. Johann, Fieberbrunn, Waidring & Kitzbühel

2005                The last STT team event. Lisi Obermoser brings a breath of fresh air to the crew

2006                The first jib event is hosted in Waidring. The tour stops last for 2 days and are categorized

2007                The first STT night events in Fieberbrunn and Kirchberg are well frequented

2008                „The White Performace“ in Lofer becomes the most viewer and participant heavy event of the Sick Trick Tour

2009                The Jolly Roger film premier is kicked off with a rail event in the Skitzbühel sportpark

2010                The first ever TTR 3* World Tour event takes place in the brand new Hanglalm/Jochberg snowpark

2011                Artist Moritz “Mo” Friedrich creates the new STT corporate identity and billboard design

2012                The Sick Trick Tour Open counts as one of the most successful Q-Parks Tour Stops

2013                Cooperation’s with regional, national, and international associations are expanded

2014                The first STT Winter Games (Freeski, Snowboard, BMX and Skateboard) take place in Freising

2015                The STT Open at Hangalm has a record amount of participants for the third year in a row

2016                The STT doesn’t let two winter lacking in snow get them down and chose to turn up the heat

2017                The second round of the STT Winter Games in Freising are amplified with a pump track and a street food market

2018                15 years of the Sick Trick Tour – the journey continues

 

for further information please contact michael.putz@qparks.com, info@rolandhaschka.com
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2017 World Rookie Shooting Report

The Black Yeti is happy to announce that the video of the 2017 World Rookie Shooting is finally online!

The best riders of the 2016/2017 World Rookie Tour such as Chase Blackwell (USA), Margherita Meneghetti (ITA), Davide Boggio (ITA), Casper Wolf (NED), David Luckerbauer (AUT), Emmi Parkkisenniemi (FIN), Gian Andrea Sutter (SUI) and Iina Puhakka (FIN) were rewarded with an invitation to the World Rookie Shooting, which took place in Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See Kaprun in April 2017!

2017 World Rookie Shooting from MOON on Vimeo.

Also this year the winners of the 2018 DEEJAY Xmasters World Rookie Fest, of the 2018 Valle d’Aosta Rookie Fest and of the 2018 World Rookie Finals will have the opportunity to win the invitation to the 2018 World Rookie Shooting!

 

The video was displayed during the event presentation of the 2018 DEEJAY Xmasters World Rookie Fest in Livigno, on the 21st of January 2018, in which participated more than 100 riders from 11 nations!

Enjoy the pictures of the 2017 World Rookie Shooting here.

Follow the World Rookie Tour online:
web: www.worldrookietour.com
Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Vimeo channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour
mail: info@blackyeti.info

   If you dream to become a professional snowboarder,
 then your future starts from Rookie Fest!

Pic and Video by Gustav Ohlsson, Matt McHattie and Dan Mullins

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Innsbruck: the new home of the World Snowboard Federation!

Today, the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) proudly announces the establishment of its seat in Innsbruck, Austria. The General Assembly, that took place last May in Verona – Italy – set a milestone in the future of snowboarding and of the WSF itself.

WSF and TTR Pro Snowboarding (TTR) completed the merger process and are currently working together with the aim of being the home for all snowboard’s stakeholders around the globe and continue to set the framework for future generations.

Looking at the WSF vision statement, ‘Inspiring people to participate, follow, and perform within snowboarding worldwide.’, WSF made the right choice in picking Innsbruck, Austria, as its official seat. Back in 2008, Innsbruck was, for instance, nominated the unofficial European city for snowboarding. Nowhere else, snowboarding is lived and experienced in such way, in a city surrounded by the most beautiful mountains and well-connected to the best winter resorts of the Alps.

In Innsbruck, snowboarding is not seen only as a free-time activity, but as a lifestyle, and this point of view is shared by the WSF Board of Directors that supported this choice from the beginning.

“I am very proud to announce that WSF is now based in Innsbruck. It´s the perfect environment for our vision of snowboarding. Nowhere else you have such a snowboard history combined with a beautiful location in the middle of the Alps.” Meinhard Trojer, WSF President

From now on, the new official address of the World Snowboard Federation is: P.O. Box 0002, 6022 Innsbruck, Austria and for any request, WSF can also be reached at the following phone number: +43 720 883590