With a last minute change, the Nikita Chickita Swiss Tour (open to chicks only but adviced to all the dudes) 1st stage will take place today in Leysin. The stage will be held in a slopestyle format with two lines, a blue line and a red line. The conditions on the LeysinPark are per-fect as you can see from the webcams, so ladies gives a run for our money!
To get you in the mood, here is the NCST video teaser and for more information and sign-ups, visit: www.ncst.ch
We gave you the teaser, now here is the full length video! STANCE produced by JMills Ent; Jeremy Miller - Misschief Films’ Ro Sham Bo, Runway Films’ LaLa Land, F.O.D.T. Familia - and Stan Evans hits the Internet and brings the most innovative female snowboarding action to date.
The movie features Gretchen Bleiler, Hana Beaman, Jamie Anderson, Kimmy Fasani, Lisa Filzmoser, Jenny Jones, Torah Bright, Raewyn Reid, Molly Aguirre, and Gabi Viteri.
We are definitly set up for an all ladies week-end with the 2008/09 TTR World Champ title for grab at the Roxy Chicken Jam (check the day 1 video summary). Most of the top women battling out for the TTR top spot are also featured in STANCE, the premier women’s film for the 2009 season!
STANCE is produced by JMills Ent. that Jeremy Miller - Misschief Films’ Ro Sham Bo, Runway Films’ LaLa Land, F.O.D.T. Familia - and Stan Evans. The movie, due out this fall, will feature Gretchen Bleiler, Hana Beaman, Jamie Anderson, Kimmy Fasani, Lisa Filzmoser, Jenny Jones, Torah Bright, Raewyn Reid, Molly Aguirre, and Gabi Viteri.
Check out the teaser and you will definitly be blown away by the riding level and the spartan-like cinematography.
The recent Burton US Open has not only crowned Peetu Piroinen the 08/09 men’s Swatch TTR Tour Champion but has also blown the door wide open for several possible contenders to claim victory at the upcoming 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam. The Swatch TTR premier women riders will gather at Mammoth Mountain, California from March 27th – 29th, 2009, to battle it out for the Title and Top 3. Saturday’s Halfpipe finals will offer up the first of two batches of 1000 Swatch TTR ranking points and will be the last chance before the Tour defining Slopestyle battle. On Sunday, March 29th, 2009, the epic race will conclude with the crowning of the next women’s Swatch TTR World Tour Champion.
We met Basa like last winter at the Mondial du Snowboard and since then we just can get her out of our minds
What makes Basa special? Her smile of course, but also her riding because she has something money can’t buy: the style!
After exploding on the Slovak scene, Basa is now traveling the world with the Roxy team and her agenda for this BrOADER[week] is no exception! Check it out!
After two weeks riding powder in Slovakia (it was dumping for 16 days, on sunday was only sunny day) unfortunatelly tuesday is my last day. I will go riding with my mum to Chopok one of the best resort in Slovakia. On wednesday morning i drive to Wien to airport and i fly to Morocco with the Roxy team (Lisa, Kjersti, Torah and Erin). Read the rest of this entry »
Woohaa!! The BrOADER[week] section is a bit chaotic! Indeed only 3 featuring since the beginning of the year…Anyway, we give you always the best! Danny Larsen, Stian Solberg and Vicci Miller for this last hit!
Now drop into the life of one of the most famous British rider. Check it out!
Runway Films is coming up with its second film See What I See, a compilation of the most progressive riding from the worlds best female snowboarders in 2008!
Upping the ante from last years La La Land, this is a movie not to be missed as the platform has been raised with scenes of riding the historical streets of Quebec city, snowmobiling the vast glaciers of British Columbia, and lapping many of the major parks in the USA!
With new tricks in the bag, stakes are high for this movie to be destined to open your eyes towards female snowboarding. Check out Natasza Zurek, Anne Flore Marxer, Desiree Melancon, Erin Comstock, Cheryl Maas, Gretchen Bleiler, Kjersti Buaas, Jamie Anderson and friends making us - guys - look like shit on our decks Click click for da teaser and watch out for a premiere near your town right now.
This is sort of the buzz of the week going around the snowboardinterweb, so hey what the heck, we serve it to you as well. Meet Alexis Roland, possibly the next Shaun White. Alexis is an 8 years old girl from Minnesota. She began riding at the age of 5 and first gained media attention when a video was posted of her riding on the internet at age 6! She even had small parts in several snowboard videos already, including the bonus section of “Ro Sham Bo” by Misschief Films, and “Frozen Assets” by First Tracks Productions.
The youngster can hit rails, stomp rotations, and she even has her own website, and wikipedia entry!
Lexi is just one - maybe the most talented girl - among a breed of upcoming talents who will rock the snowboard scene in the decades to come.
Pretty scary in some way, how parents, and athlete managers have identified snowboarding as a sport where big bucks can be made on their kid’s talent. Shaun White was the first and now there is a whole generation of 5-10 years old who are training hard and getting ready to make him feel old.
In the case of Lexi, Burton has already added her on the Smalls team and, I guess, are working hard with the athlete management company taking care of her and her parents to turn her into the next big snowboard star. Mark my words.
Check this video…feeling old? Guess so.
The Battle Of The Babes is an Open-Air Ladies-Snowboard-Session that took place last saturday, October 11th, 2008, in front of the Skihall in Neuss, Germany.
The saturday presented itself in its most beautiful, cloudless bluebird and the sun shone onto the three meter high drop-in ramp as well as the 12 cubic meters of snow. Two boxes in a row were the obstacles on which the ladies could try out and show their slides and spins.
And they are cute too..and talented of course! Nikita is really one of the most active brands out there when it come to involving it’s fan base in showcasing their creativity and virally promoting the brand.
The ladies at Nikita where super stoked with the success they got this year for the second edition of the Nikita Photoshoot Contest, with 2 times more participants than last year. They received three hundred entries from girls all across the world, snapping themselves for a chance to win a place on the Fall Winter 09/10 Nikita streetwear photoshoot.
During last year’s Nikita Chickita Ana Rumiha made it to the women’s finals, narrowly missing out on a podium place, finishing 4th.
This year the judges all confirmed she was the clear winner, busting out some consistent and stylish runs. She claimed 1st place, 1,000 Euros prize money and the coveted one-year Nikita contract.We’ve also bet on her pretty early this season as we’ve featured her in our snowbroader.eu’s header in November 2007…hehehe!
Here is Ana’s feeling: “I think I first found out about Nikita Chickita on the Internet last year and four of my friends were ready to go straight away. Last year’s contest was the most fun one I’ve ever been on, so I decided to come back again this year. Read the rest of this entry »
It happens sometimes! almost once a year…we are unforgivable! The NIKITA CHIKITA was held in Serfaus a month ago and we only post today the contest’s report…
Anyway that was a fantastic event! The Serfaus weather was kind, the girls were ready and the atmosphere was just buzzing. Earlier on in the day, during qualifications, the snow flurries set in reducing visibility but soon cleared up with bright sunny spells shining as the afternoon wore on and the finals took place.
Founder and Head Designer of Nikita Clothing Heida Birgisdottir was in Serfaus to witness the contest and give away prizes as well to do some shredding herself. When asked, she said that:
“it’s great to see how much the girls are progressing, not only in tricks, but also in style. I’m stoked that we at Nikita have been able to create an event where the girls get together and push each other without the often not so pleasant ‘contest pressure’ in the air. They are just hanging out and chatting between runs, the atmosphere is super friendly - and I think that’s exactly why they are pushing themselves to new levels here today. This is also what makes the Nikita Chickita, as an event, a pure success.”
Ana Rumiha was a clear winner with some really safe and stylish runs. She won 1,000 Euros and the coveted one-year Nikita contract.Next up Nikita’s Czech Republic team rider Bohdana Šebestová showed versatility, grabbing second place and 500 Euros. Closely behind followed Maude Richon in a much deserved third place and 250 Euros.
It was a fantastic day all round and we’re already looking forward to next years! Se you there girls!
