Louie Vito makes the 2010 Olympic Team

It is now official. Louie Vito is a member of the United States Snowboarding halfpipe team for the upcoming Olympic games in Vancouver.

The announcement came during a ceremony following the final U.S. Grand Prix event at Park City, Utah.

"We tried to work it out mathematically and it looked like he had it, but you just never know because coach's discretion goes into the decision," said Louie's father Lou on Sunday by phone from Utah. "Seeing him come out with his Olympic uniform on, we could finally rest easy. It's finally over."

The Olympic halfpipe competition is set for Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Cypress Mountain, which sits on the outskirts of Vancouver.

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Louie in X Games Finals Tonight LIVE on ESPN

Watch Louie tonight (Friday) at 9:30 pm Eastern Time LIVE on ESPN. This is the last major competition for Louie before the Olympics.

Olympics Opening Ceremonies will be February 12th and the halfpipe competition will be February 17th.

Click here to watch Louie's Olympic announcement

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Check These Out

- Louie is currently in ESPN The Magazine

- Louie is currently in this week's Sports Illustrated

- Louie will be in the March edition of Rolling Stone Magazine

Plus, TONS of stuff on the Internet!!

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Follow Louie:

www.LouieVito.com

www.Twitter.com/louievito

Facebook: search "Louie Vito Dancing to the Olympics" for up-to-date info & become a fan.

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An update from Pat Milbery

Hey folks, hope all is well.

Here is the total recap from the 4th stop on tour at Raging Buffalo Resort in Illinois. We had a great turnout of kids, BIGGEST number yet on tour with 38 campers, some super cold temps, definitely some sunshine, lots of laughs and 2 super fun days of shredding! Big Up's goes out to Keith at Raging Buffalo for the great park! Thanks to Tiffany for all the hospitality and tour guiding, and James from the band Go! Motion for the rad experiences around the city of Chicago.

Video 1 ---- Video 2 ---- Personalities ---- Day 1 ---- Day 2 ---- Chicago Post Article

CAPIX TEAM RIDER PROFILE: SAM THOMSON

Capix has recently signed australian wakeboarder Sam Thomson to the team, check out his specs below and welcome aboard Sam...

Name: Sam Thomson

Date of Birth: 4th June 1989

Home: Lake Conjola, NSW, Australia.

Sponsors:

CAPIX Helmets

Malibu Boats

Ocean & Earth

JStar Wakeboards

Recent Achievements:

2008: WWA World Champion Men’s 1 (USA)

2008: Australian Pro Tour 5th overall

2008: Wake Games 1st Men’s 1 (USA)

2008/2009: NSW State Titles 1st Jnr Men

2009: Moomba Masters 1st Jnr Men / 2nd Pro

2009: Aust Nationals 1st Jnr Men

2009: Featured on the cover of Wake Magazine

2009: Featured on the cover of Prepackaged wakeboard DVD/Opening Section

2009: IWSF World Championships (Sth Korea) - Gold Medal, Pro Men

Louie's Run... Check it..

Watch Final 2 Olympic Qualifiers LIVE on Webcast!

The Final Grand Prix (Olympic Qualifier) and U.S. Olympic Team announcement will be broadcast live on the Internet - see below. The national TV broadcast (including the announcement of the U.S. Olympic Team) will be on Sunday at 3pm (Eastern Time) on NBC.

click this to watch Louie's NBC-TV Sprint Rider Profile

Fuel TV to Webcast Final 2010 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix

Network's website hosts contest and U.S. Olympic team announcement January 23, 2010.

LOS ANGELES, CA - FUEL TV, the only network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports, will host the live HD webcast for the 2010 Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix finals on January 23, 2010. The webcast will run from 8:20pm ET/5:20pm PT to 10:45pm ET/7:45pm PT on FUEL TV's web site www.fuel.tv/ussnowboarding FUEL TV will feature both men's and women's halfpipe finals, awards and 2010 Vancouver Olympic team announcement. The webcast will also be available on MySpace at www.myspace.com/actionsports.

This is the fifth and final contest of the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. The U.S. Olympic halfpipe team up to four men and four women will be selected from results of the Grand Prix. Top pros Shaun White, Louie Vito, JJ Thomas, Danny Kass, Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter will be among the athletes fighting for their shot at the Olympic dream.

LOUIE VITO LANDS IN 2ND PLACE AT THE MAMMOTH USGP

Vancouver is Looking Real Good! Louie Vito found a way to land his second and final run and as a result he soared to a second place finish at the third of five Olympic Qualifiers. For Vito, two second-place finishes have him closing in on an Olympic spot and, while not mathematically solidified yet, it is almost a certain thing and he's happy with where he's standing.

"I can't really do much more, I just have to keep riding strong and keep getting better. I hope two seconds get me through, I have another contest and I could get a first, but I'm just going to try to be consistent," Vito said.

Vito put down a double cork, cab double cork, frontside air, backside 9, and a frontside 1080 for his spot on the podium and he plans to keep upping the ante to make it to the Games. "I landed, I got a top three. That's all I really wanted and all I could hope for. Everyone's riding well and I have to keep stepping it up and I'm hoping for the best and what gets me to Vancouver," Vito said. The podium finish, however, puts Vito in solid position for making the U.S. team headed to Vancouver in February.

For more photos from the Mammoth USGP CLICK HERE

MONSTER ARMY: LOUIE VITO PROFILE

Check it out here

CAPIX SIGNS ANDREW TAYLOR AND PHIL SUNDBAUM

Check out all the details here on Declinemagazine.com and on moredirt.com

Louie on NBC Today Show!

Professional Snowboarder and "Dancing With The Stars" alum, Louie Vito will be on NBC's "TODAY SHOW", Tuesday, January 12th at 8:30am Eastern Time / 7:30am Central Time. Make sure to set your DVRs! This is exactly one month before the start of the Winter Olympics. Additionally, Louie will be outside on the Plaza with all of the TODAY SHOW talent for his interview. With two second place finishes in the Grand Prix, it appears that Louie will beOlympic bound. Follow Louie: www.Twitter.com/louievito www.LouieVito.com Facebook

MIGHTY MIDWEST SNOW CAMP TOUR STOP 3

Here is a little video recap from the 3rd stop on tour at Tyrol Basin Resort in Wisconsin.
We had a great turnout of kids, some super cold temps, a little sunshine, lots of laughs and 2 super fun days of shredding!

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Day 2

MIGHTY MIDWEST SNOW CAMP TOUR STOP 2

Stop 2 of the Mighty Midwest Snow Camp Tour at Sunburst Resort went off without a hitch.. Check out the media below..

Video 1 ---- Video 2 ---- Personalities ---- Day 1 ---- Day 2

Louie Vito Rail Jam

This year's rail jam attendance shattered previous year's record crowds by over twenty percent, to nearly 300 riders, with double that number, in curious spectators. The event took place at Louie's old stomping grounds, Mad River Mountain. Prior to the Rail Jam, Louie sat for an autograph signing and was welcomed by a line of crazed fans. He signed everything from t-shirts to posters for over three hours before he joined the rest of his fellow snow lovers on the slopes.

Afterward, the awards ceremony for the event is always a production - a party in its own. The Skratchmatik DJ Crew added beats that bumped the floor of the Loft as Louie showered the crowd with thousands of stickers, t-shirts, and hats. Prizes were awarded to the top three riders in each of the 5 categories. The grand prize one week trip to Windell's Summer Ski and Snowboard camp on Mount Hood, OR was randomly chosen from a box containing each of the contestant's bibs. To bolster the funds being donated to the local charities, Louie autographed assorted items including several of his pro model snowboards and sold raffle tickets for a chance to win the collectors items. The entire Ohio region is ever grateful for what the Vito family has done for the community, its residents and the local snowboarding scene.

For more photos from the Louie Vito Rail Jam CLICK HERE

Chanelle Sladic's on Snowboardermag.com

Check out Chanelle Sladic's guestbook on Snowboarder.mag.com

Milbery vs. DEL The FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN

This is crazy hot.. Pat just passed on this clip and a little back story. Check it..

"I had a bunch of leftover footage from my part in Think Thank’s “Cool Story”, and some summer shredding from riding at Windell’s I was hoping to release. Del has been in my headphones for years. He delivers like no other. Del does what we wants and let the world react, rather than reacting to what the rest of the world is doing. Naturally, This Motto makes a lot of sense to me. Anyways, it’s my privilege and pleasure to ride to one of Del’s tracks “Monkey Wrench”off of his newest album’s “AutoMatik Statik”. Hopefully more edits with Del to come in the future and we can bring it back to his album “I Wish My Brother George Was Here”? You can listen to and purchase Del’s music at: http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com . Thanks and props go out to Jameson Walter, Mack Collins, Alexandra Erickson, and Tyler Malay for all the footage used in this edit. peace, PAT