Louie Vito

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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.

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[edit] Sponsors

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Contest history

[edit] 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

[edit] Slopestyle/Big Air

  • 2005

[edit] Superpipe at Winter X-Games

  • Winter X Games 10: 5th[1]
  • Winter X Games 11: 19th

[edit] References

  1. ^ (2006). Louie Vito BIO EXPN.com (accessed February 15, 2007)

[edit] External links