Louie Vito

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Louie Vito
Personal information
Full nameLouis Philip Vito III
Born (1988-03-20) March 20, 1988 (age 35)
Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Website LouieVito.com
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States/Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s) Superpipe
Turned pro2005
Achievements and titles
World finals2012 World Snowboarding Championships, 3rd Place
2009 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2nd Place
2006 World Superpipe Championships, 5th Place
National finals 2012 U.S. Grand Prix Champion
2011 U.S. Grand Prix Champion
2009 U.S. Grand Prix Champion
2008 U.S. Grand Prix Champion
Olympic finals 5th Place, Men's Halfpipe
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States and later Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Winter X Games Europe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Tignes Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Tignes Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Tignes Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tignes Superpipe
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Aspen Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Aspen Superpipe
Winter Dew Tour
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Breckenridge Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Killington Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Snowbasin Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Breckenridge Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Breckenridge Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Killington Superpipe
U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Killington Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Copper Mountain Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Tamarack Mountain Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Tamarack Mountain Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Copper Mountain Superpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Overall
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Mammoth Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Tamarack Mountain Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Mount Bachelor Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Boreal Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Copper Mountain Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mammoth Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Copper Mountain Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Copper Mountain Superpipe
Burton Global Open Series
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Australian Open Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 New Zealand Open Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Australian Open Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 U.S. Open Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 New Zealand Open Superpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 U.S. Open Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 New Zealand Open Superpipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 U.S. Open Superpipe
Vans Cup at Tahoe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Superpipe
Jeep King Of the Mountain Tour
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Squaw Valley Superpipe
Garnier Fructis Pro Challenge
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Superpipe

Louis Philip "Louie" Vito III (born March 20, 1988 [1] ) is an Italian-American professional snowboarder. He is an Olympian, Winter X Games, and U.S. Grand Prix Champion.

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Early life

Louis Vito was born in Columbus, Ohio, but grew up in the nearby city of Bellefontaine. In his teenage years, he moved to Vermont to pursue his love of snowboarding by enrolling in the Stratton Mountain School – a ski and snowboarding academy. He spent his high school years snowboarding in the morning, studying in the afternoons, and traveling to competitions when time permitted. After graduating high school, he moved to Sandy, Utah.

Career

Louie Vito has won four of the past five U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix Overall Championships, six X Games medals, and two Winter Dew Tour Overall Championships, among many other accolades.

He rose to prominence on the professional snowboarding scene at age 17 by completing a backside 1080 at the Australian Open Snowboarding Championships – making him the first rider to pull off the complex move in an Australian competition successfully. This helped propel Vito to the top of the podium, capturing his first of two consecutive championships there.

Vito is currently the reigning Winter Dew Tour Overall Champion and U.S. Grand Prix Overall Champion.

In September 2009, Vito competed on the ninth season of Dancing With the Stars . [2] Partnered with professional dancer Chelsie Hightower, he rehearsed for the show at the same time that he was training for the Olympics. Three months later, he represented the United States at the 21st Olympic Games in Vancouver. In 2022, Vito represented Italy in the halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. [3]

Charity

Each year Vito holds the "Louie Vito Rail Jam" in his hometown at Mad River Mountain. The event is held to mentor young riders who are given the opportunity to compete without an entry fee and get outfitted in Vito’s premium gear. The Rail Jam supports local charity St. Vincent De Paul through money raised from auction items and food donated to the food bank by everyone who attends.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Louie Vito". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. "Louie Vito 'Bummed' to be off Dancing with the Stars".
  3. Graham, Pat (February 8, 2022). "Snowboarding an Italian job for Vito at Beijing Olympics". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. Associated Press. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022.