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September Team Report

Posted: September 28, 2005 | Skip To The Comments (5)

Can you believe September's almost over? Its not even cold enough to ride, but snowboarders are out and about getting their shred on.

Check out what some of the ThirtyTwo team riders are up to!

Leanne Pelosi won both Rider of the Year and Readers' Choice at the 7th Annual TransWorld Riders' Poll. Flow rider Chad Otterstrom won Rider of the Year. Congratulations to both of them!

John Jackson recently got back from Japan, where he was seen terrorizing some shops with a few of his other colleagues from Planet Earth. He's on his way up to San Francisco for a contest somewhere in the city. If you haven't seen John's part in Standard Films' Paradox, you're missing out. Get the DVD and check out John's part, it's pretty sick.

Markku Koski is somewhere down under. He was last seen in Australia with the Quiksilver team and then in New Zealand. He reported that he was having a great time skating, shredding and having fun with some good friends when the weather and conditions were decent. He'll be heading back to Finland for bit to figure out his game plan for the upcoming season.

Tyler Lepore recently drove down to Southern California to attend the premiere of Oakley's Community Project. Along with some of his good friends, he spent all last season filming around the globe, collecting some impressive yet creative lines in snowboarding. Tyler was also lurking in some obscure places around the TransWorld Riders' Poll. Or was he? Ty will be on the never-ending traveling circuit for the next month. He flew down to Southern California again to attend the ThirtyTwo catalog photo shoot and then went off to Seattle for a premiere for a bunch of kids, then he'll be off to Japan for a week, then back to Canada and then the East Coast of Canada. Good work, Ty.

Benji Ritchie went back to Quebec to chill out with his fams for the time being. He'll be there for a few weeks, catching up on some family time. Then he plans to head back to Whistler, where he'll be hustling in early Winter. Make sure you check out The Big Blind at Whiteout Films. Benji's video part pretty much explains his talents.

Janna Meyen ventured down to New Zealand to shred for a month or so. She's having such a good time down there, she claims she doesn't want to come home! Maybe she's over doing the Vegemite? Who knows? Anyway, she's already committed to film all year long with the Volcom crew and she's off to a good start.

Leanne Pelosi drove her new Volvo S50 down to Southern California a few weeks ago to attend the TransWorld awards along with some of the other snowboarding events like the Misschief As If premiere. She was so overwhelmed with winning two awards and keeping her stoke up, that she lost her voice during the trade show. Leanne chilled out for the time being until she graced the Hot Dawgs Rail jam with her presence. She drove back to Whistler, where she'll be getting ready to move into her new apartment in Vancouver. Leanne's slated for a handful of interviews with TransWorld Japan, Snowboard Canada, Salt magazine and Fuel TV this month. So, be on the look out for Leanne's comments and insights from her successful year. Way to go, L-Peezy!

Alexis Waite jumped on a plane right after the ASR trade show to attend a few video premieres in Europe to support her part in Misschief's As If video. She was caught hanging out with some friends in Switzerland, and then found herself wondering aimlessly in Cyprus. Yes, Cyprus. She wanted to explore more of Europe, but found herself in a situation you really wouldn't want to get into. Unfortunately, she had her rental car broken into and her purse, wallet and credit cards got stolen. They even stole her jeans and clothes. Luckily, they missed her passport and her return ticket back to Switzerland, so she made it back in one piece. She's back in the States right now, hoping to get caught up on some bills and enjoy some down time with her new pooch. She'll be going to Whistler later this week to attend some premieres and then head down the West Coast on a Quiksilver / Roxy RV tour, making a few stops down the coast. If you're lucky, maybe you'll see her along the way.

Wille Yli-Luoma just got back from visiting his daughter and family. He spent a couple of weeks hanging with his daughter, Lilou, for her fifth birthday. Yes, fifth! Wille's back in Portland, where he'll be attending a few premieres in the Northwest and then he'll head to Colorado for some shop demos. Be on the look out for Wille's part in Mack Dawg's new release From___With Love.

As for the B-team riders, Laura Hadar and Keegan Valaika won big at the Hot Dawgs Rail Jam in Big Bear, California. Laura and Keegan kept the crowd alive with their smooth yet aggressive styles. Keegan pretty much dominated over all the other competitors by mixing up his big bag of tricks, stomping frontside 270 boardslides, gapping the middle rail and airing over the staircase with his old school-style mutes. Laura stepped it up with frontside 270 boardslides to her stylish back Smiths. Both of them took home a nice chunk of change, keeping their stoke alive! Congratulations to both for kicking so much ass!

Get ready, because Winter is just around the corner...