CJ Lewis and Diana Augustinova Won the Halfpipe Rookie Fest 2012
Monte Bondone, Trentino, Italy
The first edition of the Halfpipe Rookie Fest in Monte Bondone, Trentino, Italy, was won by english ripper Court-James Lewis among the male rookies and Diana Augustinova, Czech Republic, among the girls. French rising star Boris Mouton resulted the best in the grom category. With riders from 8 nations and a unique lifestyle program with many side activities, the event resulted in a big success and it is already confirmed for season 2013.
Teams from Netherland, Austria, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Romania, France, Italy and Chile landed in Monte Bondone, Trentino, for the first and unique halfpipe event of the World Rookie Tour. In a perfectly shaped halfpipe, the event resulted in a big international meeting for young pipe riders, and it offered and training and competition opportunity for all of them. The event program also offered the partecipants several lifestyle activities: film premiere, night walk in the mountain woods with torches, a visit to Trento city and a final sunset party on the top of the mountain hut "Cima Palon" with a night powder home-run.
The finals saw an high level of riding and English Court-James Lewis resulted the best male of the event. He won a ticket to for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria. French ripper Boris Mouton was the best male grom while Diana Augustinova from Czech Republic won the women category.
Watch the video from FINALS at the Halfpipe Rookie Fest in Monte Bondone here: vimeo.com/36620979
Check out all the picturs from DAY3 - FINALS here: facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.365253256820835.95823.127519233927573&type=3&l=84e92eee0a
Photo Credits by Carolina Bagnato
FINAL RANKS from HALFPIPE ROOKIE FEST 2012 in MONTE BONDONE, TRENTINO, ITALY
WOMEN
RANK-SURNAME-NAME-NAT-SPONSOR
1 AUGUSTINOVA DIANA CZE NIKITA
2 SILKSTONE NATHALIE GBR ANIMAL, GIRO, ROCKET DOG, SNOW DOME
3 POTTER MAISIE GBR PGL, FUNI, CHILL FACTORE, SKIERS TRUST
4 THIDLING AYLA GBR ANIMAL, GNU
5 LOCATIN GIORGIA ITA
6 YANEZ LASALVIA ANTONIA CHI FYL, ROXY
7 BRAD RUXANDRA ROU
GROM MEN
RANK- SURNAME-NAME-NAT-SPONSOR
1 MOUTON BORIS FRA N.O.K., DAKINE, VANS
2 THIO DANIEL NED FLOW
3 ZULIAN EMIL ITA
4 DEVRIES MAX NED GRENADE, SKULLCANDY
5 LINDMOSER ALOIS AUT
6 GHIGNOLA MATTEO ITA BLACKHOLE, BAITA DELLA NINFA
7 GANZ NICOLA ITA
8 YANEZ LASALVIA ALVARO CHI DC, VOLCOM, ADRENALIN
9 YANEZ LASALVIA BENJAMIN CHI FYL, NITRO
10 LIVIERO NICOLA ITA NITRO
11 MARCHESI GIULIO ITA
12 GRAZIOLI ENRICO ITA
ROOKIE MEN
RANK- SURNAME-NAME-NAT-SPONSOR
1 COURTIER-JONES LEWIS GBR O'NEILL, HEAD, PLEISURE HOLIDAYS
2 ROOS TAMOR NED SMOKING SNOWBOARDS, WESTBEACH, SHAPED, ADIDAS
3 TAYLOR SEAN NED NITRO, ADIDAS, SKULLCANDY
4 SHACKLETON HENRY GBR QUICKSILVER, MAGICTOAST
5 VERKLEIJ KEN-JAKE NED ELAN
6 THIDLING MAX GBR
7 GERRITSEN JEREMY NED PROTEST, POC
8 KUNDRATITZ PHILIPP AUT
9 OTTENS THYS NED ARBOR, FLUX BINDINGS, REVERT
10 DISTEFANO FEDERICO ITA
11 LASZLO ALBERT ITA
12 DESILVESTRO ADRIANO ITA
13 REDAELLI FILIPPO ITA
14 LIBERATORE DAVIDE ITA
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