- Louie Vito
Louie Vito (born
March 20 ,1988 ) is an American professionalsnowboarder . Vito was born inBellefontaine, Ohio . He attended Stratton Mountain School inVermont 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, andSkullcandy .Trivia
* Vito stands at 5' 5" and weighs 150 lb.
* Attended Stratton Mountain School which has produced graduates such asOlympics 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 atZermatt, Switzerland : 3rd:*Burton New Zealand Open at Cardona, NZ: 4th:*Burton Australian Open at Perisher Blue, Australia: 1st:*Chevy Grand Prix atBreckenridge, 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 atPark City, UT : 6th:*Burton New Zealand Open at Wanaka, NZ: 2nd:*U.S. Grand Prix at Breckenridge, CO: 10thlopestyle/Big Air
*2005:*The Main Event Series at Loon Mountain, NH: 3rd:*Icer Air at
San Francisco, CA : 9thuperpipe 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: 19thReferences
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]
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