Iouri & The Kids Skate Tour Switzerland

The Iouri & The Kids Skate Tour is underway in Switzerland, and the photos from Vernon Deck are coming in daily. Vans Team Rider Iouri Podladtchikov embarked on a 7 day skatepark tour in his home country to connect with the kids and get everyone stoked on skateboarding in the summer. Visit the facebook page or check the flickr sets to see all the photos from the tour, and read all the details from this awesomey funny press release translated from German by Google (he's still in the neighborhood of his new skate park happy?)...

About:
7-day skate tour for kids by 7 different skate parks in Switzerland - Pro skater and snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov, Friends & Partners

Mission:
Interested skater kids ages 8 and up the tips, tricks & experiences convey the skate pros in the best Swiss Skate Park!

Iouri skate with the kids Skateboarding is the basis of many freestyle sports. Snowboard stars like Iouri Podladtchikov and Shawn White are avid skateboarders and see this as the Basis of their success. Iouri Podladtchikov now moves with the Iouri & The Kids Skate Tour Switzerland. From 8-14. July, he visited with the skate pros Monir Salihi and Martino Cattaneo. The seven best skate park, and rips with the kids, the bowls, and obstacles. "If you want good snowboarding, you have to skate well," this credo lives snowboard pro Iouri Podladtchikov. The foundation of his career, he put on with skating and with the participation countless Bowl contest, where he was one of the best and early 2008, the Swiss championship titles won. Just hours before Podladtchikov to New Zealand from last year Training camp was flying. The Session with the many local kids motivated him to come back together as it used to skating and more Young people to animate it. Quick was the idea of ​​a weeklong tour through Switzerland born and the necessary levers to move.

Seven sessions in the best skate parks
Those responsible for the skate park, partners and friends skate Iouris Monir Salihi (Zurich) and Martino Cattaneo (Lugano) were immediately inspired by the Iouri & The Kids skate tour. The Tour beginning 8 July Wilen / Wollerau, then you go to Lausanne, Lugano, Sarnen Näfels, St. Gallen and ends on 14 July with a stop at Winterthur. By 13 clock is started each session to warm up, by 14 clock for kids 17-18 and Session Clock is then that each photo session with renowned skate and snowboard photographers Vernon deck instead. Welcome skateboarders are over eight years. You can from the tips of Pros and benefits together in the best skate parks skating. Participation is free, Registration is not necessary. When it rains, skated in indoor facilities. The anticipation is great The whole entourage will be a kitchen equipped with sleeping berths and tour bus on the way.

For the judge makes sound DJ Ruben Cassiano. Podladtchikov looking forward immensely to the Skate Tour: "I can not wait to motivate the kids get out into the cool skate parks to come
we have now. Thus, starting with me everything. I would be very proud of a couple of kids in the ten years to be among the best, already know this year. Martino Cattaneo was just a kid when I was still very active drove Bowl Contest. And now he skates with more style than you could ask for! I am excited about what lies ahead. "

Dates:

8. Juli Wollerau www.wollerau.ch
9. Juli Lausanne www.fievre.ch
10. Juli Lugano www.skateparklugano.ch
11. Juli Sarnen www.skateparkobwalden.ch
... 12. Juli Näfels www.massivskatepark.blogspot.ch
13. Juli St. Gallen www.sanktgallen.ch/kreuzbleiche
14. Juli Winterthur www.block.ch