<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the <strong>AreaEffe Snowpark</strong> perfectly shaped, rookies could express themselves in tricks which brought to the podium 3 winners for each category. Competition set up was composed of: to start there's a downrail and a donkey, on the 2nd table there’s a tank, a box and a pooljam, on the other three there are 2 kickers each (10mt and 15mt).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Rookie boys podium, finnish rider, dominated the competition and won all three steps of the podium: <strong>Valtteri Kautonen</strong> (FIN) brought home gold medal, <strong>Joonas Bergman</strong> (FIN) and <strong>Sami Kallo</strong> (FIN) return to their homeland with silver and bronze respectively. Valtteri gave the best of himself in his 3nd run where he has stomped cab270 in, switch 50/50 to switch backside360 out on the rail set, cab 720, switch backside 900 and backside 540 on the kickers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Merit also goes to italian <strong>Emma Gennero</strong> (ITA) that have claimed victory in the Rookie girls category thanks to her 3nd run: cab180 in, 50/50, 50/50 on the rail set, indy, backside360, frontside360 on the kickers. Second and third place for <strong>Sirja Niemi </strong>(FIN) and <strong>Lucie Silvestre</strong> (FRA).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">England occupies the first places on the podium in the Grom category with <strong>Gabriel Adams</strong> (GBR) for the boys and <strong>Amber Fennel </strong>(GBR) for the girls.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this first edition of the Pila Rookie Fest, prizes were awarded to even the smallest riders that they’re sending it too despite their age: <strong>Romani Allemand</strong> (FRA), <strong>Charlie Lane</strong> (GBR) and <strong>Jan Golinczak</strong> (POL) are the winners and they have respectively twelve, eleven and ten years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All the podium riders are qualified for the <strong>2018 World Rookie Finals </strong>scheduled in Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria, from <strong>10th to 15th April 2018</strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>World Rookie Tour writes once again an extraordinary page of international freestyle snowboard, with a serene atmosphere of international friendship.</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2018 Pila Rookie Fest by DEEJAY Xmasters - PRIZE OVERVIEW:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Grom girls:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1° PLACE: UNION binding / OAKLEY goggle / TSG helmet</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2° PLACE: TSG socks / ROXY T- shirt / TSG protection kit </div><div style="text-align: justify;">3° PLACE: TSG socks / TSG T- shirt</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Rookie girls:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1° PLACE: ALL INCLUSIVE TICKET for CORVATCH ROOKIE FEST 2018 + SURF TO LIVE SURF CAMP + UNION binding / OAKLEY goggle / TSG helmet / ROXY Backpack</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2° PLACE: SURF TO LIVE SURF CAMP+ TSG socks / ROXY T- shirt / TSG goggle</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3° PLACE: SURF TO LIVE SURF CAMP + TSG socks / TSG T- shirt</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Grom boys:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1° PLACE: TICKET TO WRT SHOOTING + UNION binding / OAKLEY goggle / TSG helmet / QUIKSILVER Cap</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2° PLACE: ALL INCLUSIVE TO WORLD ROOKIE RAIL JAM MODENA + TSG socks / QUIKSILVER T- shirt / TSG protection kit </div><div style="text-align: justify;">3° PLACE: ALL INCLUSIVE TO WORLD ROOKIE RAIL JAM MODENA + TSG socks / TSG T- shirt / QUIKSILVER T- shirt</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Rookie boys:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1° PLACE: ALL INCLUSIVE TICKET for WORLD ROOKIE FINALS KAPRUN + SURF TO LIVE SURF CAMP + UNION binding / OAKLEY goggle / TSG helmet / QUIKSILVER Cap</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2° PLACE: SURF TO LIVE SURF CAMP + TSG socks / TSG T- shirt / QUIKSILVER T- shirt / TSG Backprotector</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3° PLACE: SURF TO LIVE SURF CAMP + TSG socks / QUIKSILVER T- shirt / TSG protection</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Kids boys:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1° PLACE: TSG helmet / DOLLY NOIR T- shirt</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2° PLACE: TSG Protection KIT / TSG Goggle</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3° PLACE: TSG Protection KIT</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>2017.18 World Rookie Tour – Official Calendar</strong></div><ul><li>NZ Rookie Fest. Cardrona, New Zealand. October 05-08, 2017. Halfpipe and Slopestyle <strong>DONE</strong></li><li>World Rookie Rail Jam. Modena, Italy. October 26-28, 2017. Urban Rail Jam <strong>DONE</strong></li><li>Corvatsch Rookie Fest. Corvatsch, Swiss. December 13-17, 2017. Slopestyle<strong> DONE</strong></li><li>DEEJAY Xmasters World Rookie Fest. Livigno, Italy. January 20-25, 2018. Slopestyle <strong>DONE</strong></li><li>Bulgarian Rookie Fest. Pamporovo-Mechi Cal, Bulgaria. January 26-28, 2018. Halfpipe and Slopestyle <strong>CANCELLED</strong></li><li>USASA Grom Fest. Keystone, USA. February 10, 2018. Slopestyle <strong>DONE</strong></li><li>Pila Rookie Fest by DEEJAY Xmasters. Valle d’Aosta, Italy. February 22-25, 2018. Slopestyle <strong>DONE</strong></li><li>USASA Grom Fest. Breckenridge, USA. February 25, 2018. Halfpipe</li><li>Indy Park Rookie Fest. Nekoma, Japan. March 03-04, 2018. Slopestyle</li><li>Oslo Rookie Fest. Oslo, Norway. (to be confirmed)</li><li>Mammoth Rev Tour Rookie Fest. Mammoth Mountain, California. March 15-16, 2018. Halfpipe and Slopestyle</li><li>World Rookie Finals. Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria. April 10-15, 2018. Halfpipe and Slopestyle</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>If you dream to become a professional snowboarder,</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>then your future starts from World Rookie Tour!</em></strong></div><div><br /></div>