Livigno World Rookie Fest 2025: Results

The Livigno World Rookie Fest 2025 has wrapped up spectacularly, marking a monumental 20th anniversary for this iconic event. Over the years, this festival has become a rite of passage for young snowboarders, and this edition proved why it remains one of the most celebrated stops on the World Rookie Tour.

As the oldest event on the World Rookie Tour, Livigno holds a special place in the hearts of riders and fans alike. This year, the festival attracted snowboarders from over 15 nations, showcasing the next generation of talent on an international stage. With its stunning alpine backdrop, state-of-the-art facilities, and perfectly sculpted terrain by the Mottolino Snowpark shapers, Livigno once again delivered a world-class competition.

The finals were nothing short of thrilling. Riders competed demonstrating impressive skill, creativity, and determination. From jaw-dropping spins and flips to smooth and stylish rail tricks, every run showcased the dedication of these young athletes.

• Grom Women:

1. Emine Kinck Grundvold-Mathisen (Norway) with the winning run: FS 50-50 FS 360 out, BS 360, FS 540 Indy

2. Adèle Vankerschaver (Portugal)

3. Lou Milla Limacher (Switzerland)

• Rookie Women:

1. Ally Hickman (Australia) with the winning run: Switch BS Bluntslide 270 out, Cab 540 Indy, FS 720 Melon

2. Lina Kaelin (Switzerland)

3. Maarja Liis Rahumeel (Estonia)

• Grom Men:

1. Liun Kleger (Switzerland) with the winning run: Switch FS Lipslide 270 out, Cab 900 Indy, FS 720 Indy

2. Gustav Nawarkiewicz-Wiśniewski (Poland)

3. Hayden Jacobs (Australia)

1. Nicolay Sandrup (Norway) with the winning run: FS 50-50 FS360 out, BS Double Cork 1080 Mute/Weddle, FS 1080 Tailgrab

2. Vojtech Horky (Czech Republic)

3. Fabian Hertzberg (Norway)

Download the complete ranking: women and men

On Thursday, January 16th, riders and coaches enjoyed a fun evening together at Snowpark Twenty during the Nitro Rail Jam. The nighttime event was filled with energy and offered prizes, including cash and gear generously provided by Nitro.

Historical highlights were featured throughout the event to celebrate two decades of the Livigno World Rookie Fest 2025. From nostalgic displays of past champions to special video recaps, attendees could feel this prestigious competition's deep roots and evolution. Livigno's legacy is further cemented as it plays a key role in the official Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games program, underscoring its importance in the global snowboarding community.

This year, Norway won the team title. Their riders consistently delivered top-notch performances across all categories, showcasing incredible depth and talent.

The energy and excitement of Livigno World Rookie Fest 2025 set the tone for the upcoming stops on the World Rookie Tour. Inspired by the platform this legendary festival provides, young snowboarders continue to raise the bar with each event.

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The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with the World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations, and selected action sports agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard events and it consists now of a selection of high-quality International events for snowboard, Freeski, Skateboard and Surf, the so-called "Rookie Fests", reserved for riders under 18's only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche, and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers, and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of the season, during the World Rookie Finals, a unique event format where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com

The Black Yeti is a sport company dedicated to the realization of snowboard, freeski and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful project is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 3.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops and English talks.

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