Louie Vito

Louie Vito (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional snowboarder. Vito was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He attended Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and turned pro in 2006. He has competed in Winter X-Games and placed 5th in the Men's Superpipe competition in January, 2006.

ponsors

Louie's sponsors include:
Monster Energy, Volcom, O-Matic Snowboards, Nike, Kicker Audio, Spy Optic, Boost Mobile, Grenade Gloves, Vestal Watch, and Skullcandy.

Trivia

* Vito stands at 5' 5" and weighs 150 lb.
* Attended Stratton Mountain School which has produced graduates such as Olympics snowboarders Danny Davis, Lindsey Jacobellis, Ross Powers, etc.

Contest history

Halfpipe/Superpipe

*2005:*Snowboard Grand Prix at Mountain Creek, NJ: 8th:*USASA National Championships Open Division at Copper Mountain, CO: 1st:*FIS Junior World Championships at Zermatt, Switzerland: 3rd:*Burton New Zealand Open at Cardona, NZ: 4th:*Burton Australian Open at Perisher Blue, Australia: 1st:*Chevy Grand Prix at Breckenridge, CO: 8th

*2006:*Chevy Grand Prix at Mountain Creek, NJ: 8th:*Nippon Open at Bandai, Japan: 4th:*Vans Cup at Tahoe, CO: 2nd:*World Superpipe Championships at Park City, UT: 6th:*Burton New Zealand Open at Wanaka, NZ: 2nd:*U.S. Grand Prix at Breckenridge, CO: 10th

lopestyle/Big Air

*2005:*The Main Event Series at Loon Mountain, NH: 3rd:*Icer Air at San Francisco, CA: 9th

uperpipe at Winter X-Games

:*Winter X Games 10: 5th(2006). [http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2007/athleteBio?id=35489 Louie Vito BIO] EXPN.com (accessed February 15, 2007)] :*Winter X Games 11: 19th

References

External links

* [http://www.louievito.com Official site]
* [http://www.volcom.com/team/team_rider_detail.asp?TeamID=3&riderID=48&SectionId=1 Bio on Volcom]
* [http://expn.go.com/expn/winterx/2007/athleteBio?id=35489 Louie Vito] at EXPN Online
* [http://www.omaticsnowboards.com/riders_louie.php Rider Info on O-Matic Snowboards]