IPod Explains the YOLO Flip
Posted April 1, 2013
On Friday, March 22, 2013, Iouri Podladtchikov landed a trick during the X Games Tignes Men's SuperPipe finals that no one had ever thought to do before, much less attempted and ridden away from clean. Unfortunately, the trick, a switch frontside 1440 -- better known now as the "YOLO flip" -- was not the last one in his run. Having finally landed the YOLO, a goal he had been aiming for since X Games Aspen, I-Pod came into his final hit ...
Arthur Longo Takes Silver at XGames Tignes 2013!
Posted March 21, 2013
Arthur Longo sending it in semis at XGames Tignes 2013. Words: Larry Nunez. Photos: Beckna. Superpipe Finals at XGames 2013 was another one for the books, as the native Frenchman Arthur Longo had the run of his life to take home the Silver medal! Arthur blasted some of the Biggest Cab Tens, Frontside 900s and Frontside 1080 Double Corks of the entire week, and scored a 92.0 on his very first run to set the bar for everyone to ...
Vans Team at X Games Tignes 2013
Posted March 21, 2013
The Vans Team has been killing it at X Games 2013 in Tignes, France this week. A combination of powerful snowstorms and sunny, bluebird days has made for an eventful contest so far. The competitors have been ripping around the massive mountain getting bottomless powder slashes in between Slopestyle and Superpipe Semifinals. Both Iouri Podladtchikov and Arthur Longo qualified for the Superpipe Finals in blizzard conditions on Wednesday night, while Eric WIllett cruised through Slopestyle semis today ending up in ...
Iouri Podladtchikov Wins Again at The Arctic Challenge!
Posted March 11, 2013
Words and photos: Larry Nuñez For the second time in a row Vans Team Rider Iouri “IPod” Podladtchikov won the most prestigious halfpipe contest in all of snowboarding, The Arctic Challenge in Olso, Norway. Founded by the legendary Terje Haakonsen, The Arctic Challenge (TAC) is the final stop of the 2012/2013 World Snowboard Tour and stands as a testament to Terje’s lifelong commitment of uniting competitive freestyle snowboarding around the world. After falling ill for the finals at ...
Iouri Podladtchikov Takes 2nd in FIS Sochi Superpipe!
Posted Feb. 14, 2013
Kelly Clark (USA) and Taku Hiraoka (JPN) have clinched the halfpipe test event for the up-coming 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. In the finals of the best twelve women and men of the fourth FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup staged in the “Extreme Park” of Rosa Khutor today, the 2002 Olympic Gold medalist nailed it on the women's side with 88.25 points. The U.S. Snowboarding veteran, who extended her World Cup lead to 3,200 ...
Monster Team at X Games with Iouri Podladtchikov
Posted Feb. 6, 2013
Another edit from last week's X Games, only this one focuses on the Monster Energy squad. With Brandon Hobush, Dylan Thompson, Jamie Anderson, Peetu Piiroinen, Alek Ostreng, Gjermund Braaten, Halldor Helgason, Iouri Podlatchikov, Christian Haller and the fourteen-year-old phenom Ayumu Hirano in the mix, you know this isn't just another team edit. (via snowboardermag.com).
"What's The Word" with Iouri Podladtchikov at Winter X Games 2013
Posted Jan. 26, 2013
Vans Team Rider Iouri "IPod" Podladtchikov made headlines on Friday after qualifying in first place at the Winter X Games 2013 in Aspen, Colorado, narrowly edging out ESPN media darling Shaun White. IPod recently took the win at the FIS World Championships in Quebec, Canada and is poised to finally claim gold and stand atop the X Games podium. Check out our latest "What's the Word" with Iouri straight from Aspen on the eve of another historic showdown between ...
Iouri Podladtchikov Qualifies First In X Games Superpipe
Posted Jan. 25, 2013
ASPEN, Colo. -- If Shaun White is to win his sixth straight Snowboard SuperPipe gold medal Sundaynight at X Games Aspen, he'll have to do it from an unfamiliar position. White qualified second Thursday night, one-third of a point behind Swiss rider Iouri Podladtchikov, whose second-run 87.33 trumped White's conservative first run down the Buttermilk pipe. That means Podladtchikov will drop in to the SuperPipe last in the final, a coveted position almost exclusively occupied by White in ...
Iouri & The Kids Skate Tour Switzerland Part 2
Posted July 30, 2012
Part 2 Iouri & The Kids Skate Tour Switzerland with stops in Lugano, Sarnen, St. Gallen and Winterthur. Riders: Iouri Podladtchikov, Monir Salihi & Timmey with Special Guests - Martino Cattaneo, Gian Simmen & Luc Kämpfen Music: Evelinn Trouble - My Lies Filmed by: Kris Lüdi & Demian Bichsel Edited by: Hillton Production Tune in for Part 3 next week, and for more video, photos and more visit facebook.com/IouriAndTheKids.
Iouri & The Kids Skate Tour Switzerland
Posted July 13, 2012
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 ...
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