Meet Your 2011 FLOW Championships Competitors - USA

Age: 18
Years Riding: 3
Stance: Goofy
Other Sports: Skateboard Snowboard
School / Profession: Part time at Mesa/ Flowboarder
Favorite / Signature Move: I don’t really know my favorite one right now is a strapless indy nosebone 360

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
2010 FLOW Champion, 2011 ALT Games Champion.

How often do you ride?
I ride at least 5 times a week and for at least 1.5hrs each time

What are your flowboarding goals?
My main goal is just to keep on having fun and also to one day be able to make a full career out of this.

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Nothing really that different cause to me it’s all about having fun so I am just riding a lot with Brandon Stevens and just living life.

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
I look up to Laz, cause if it wasn’t for him the sport wouldn’t be where it is today. I also would not be where I am today because when I was first learning he taught me all the tricks.

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Around the World-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Throw Away Your Television-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Anthem Pt2-Blink-182

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
If I could put a Flowrider anywhere I number 1would make the FlowRider be a FlowBarrel, but I would put it in Vegas, because that would get this sport huge!

Favorites:
      Food: Ribs
      Cartoon Character: Derek ZOO Zemen
      Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, Cage the Elephant
      Movie: Anchorman, StepBrothers, Hot Rod, The Art of Flight, Get Him to The Greek
      Place to Flowboard: South Africa and San Diego.

Age: 30
Years Riding: 10
Stance: Goofy
Other Sports: Surfing
School / Profession: Wave Ambassador for Wave Loch.
Favorite / Signature Move: Laz Flip (One footed back flip)

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
competed in the Siemens Mobile Wave Tour in Vienna and Manila. 2008 National USA Champion. 2007 South African Champion. Current no. 2 in the world. Captained the USA Flowboard team to the 2010 FLOW Championship title.

How often do you ride?
As often as my body lets me!

What are your flowboarding goals?
Personal - Self-progression is my main goal.
Sport - I want to help grow the sport to where riders will be able to make a living on being a professional flowboarder.

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Just focusing on riding and having fun. You don’t want to let the element of competition get to you!

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
I look up to all riders who are pushing the bar. Without good competition, there would be no progression.

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Jamiroquai, Goldfish, House music

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
My backyard……………so I can have Flow parties every weekend!

Favorites:
      Food: Italian
      Cartoon Character: Roger Rabbit
      Band: Metallica
      Movie: Anchorman
      Place to Flowboard: USA, San Diego (Best left in the world), South Africa, Durban (Best wave in the world)

Age: 23
Years Riding: 4
Stance: Regular
Other Sports: BMX, Snowboard, Skateboard, Skimboard
School / Profession: Graphic Design
Favorite / Signature Move: "The Helicopter" 360 shov-it with a grab in the middle

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
2009 ALT Games champion,

How often do you ride?
3-4 times a week depending on school work

What are your flowboarding goals?
World Champion, tech master, more exposure for the sport

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Focusing on newer innovative tricks, working on consistency.

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
I train with Eric Silverman and he's my main inspiration for learning new tricks. He pushes me to get better

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Kid cudi -- Day-N-Night
Shake Me Down -- Cage the Elephant
Sweet Disposition -- The Temper Track

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
My home town Pismo Beach. The wave House is part of what keeps me in San Diego and a barrel would give me a reason to move home. It of course would be a right with an extended shoulder!

Favorites:
      Food: Pizza
      Cartoon Character: Brian from Family Guy
      Band: Linkin Park
      Movie: 180 degrees south
      Place to Flowboard: Wave House San Diego -- Bruticus Maximus

Age: 25
Years Riding: 5
Stance: Goofy
Other Sports: Skim surf
School / Profession: Skimboarder and surf
Favorite / Signature Move: wipeout trying something new

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
Victoria world chapionships 1st place. 2nd Flowboard world qualifier

How often do you ride?
When I can

What are your flowboarding goals?
To be the best

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Skiimboard contest in France then skimboard contest in santa cruz CA

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
Eric silvernan greg laz and brendan stevens because they are always pushing the limits

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Cant stay long. The hives; Paint it black The rolling stones; till I colapse eminem

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
in my back yard, to wake my nieghbors

Favorites:
      Food: mexican
      Cartoon Character: peter from family guy
      Band: violent femmes
      Movie: meh
      Place to Flowboard: wavehouse san diego

Age: 28
Years Riding: 3
Stance: Regular
Other Sports: surf, snowboard, soccer
School / Profession: Trauma Nurse
Favorite / Signature Move: ball grab

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
nothing

How often do you ride?
I average about two to three times a week

What are your flowboarding goals?
To win the world title!

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Honestly not much. I am super paranoid of getting hurt and ruining any chance I had at competing in Durban. Even the other day I was just cruzin around and got a gash on my head from the board. I’ve already been on crutches twice in the past 6 months and I don’t want to go through that again.

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
Heather Savant, because she rides so fearlessly. Brandon Stevens, because he is always pushing himself beyond his comfort level and is originally a regular rider like myself.

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Anything by Coheed and Cambria

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
My back yard of course! Why? Because I would literally just wake up and ride every single day.

Favorites:
      Food: fish
      Cartoon Character: Coheed and Cambria
      Band: Blow
      Movie: The Fifth Element
      Place to Flowboard: I have only been in San Diego. I have never even seen a double wide flowrider before. I look forward to the day I am able to challenge myself with a new wave.

Age: 20
Years Riding: 1
Stance: Dropknee regular Stand up goofy
Other Sports: ocean bodyboard surfing skating
School / Profession: San Diego Mesa Collage
Favorite / Signature Move: Haven’t named it yet but you will see….

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
Claim to fame? Umm guess I’ve only been riding for 18 months

How often do you ride?
Almost Every day unless I have an injury

What are your flowboarding goals?
To be Number One

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Relaxing!!!!

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
Billy Tennet so much style

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
All I Want – A day to remember Xzbit – X Dr Dre – Forget about Dre

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
Backyard where else?

Favorites:
      Food: Pizza
      Cartoon Character: Kyle South park
      Band: A Day To Remember
      Movie: Grandma’s boy
      Place to Flowboard: Wavehouse San Diego

Age: 25
Years Riding: 6
Stance: Goofy
Other Sports: Wakeskating, Wakeboarding, and Snowboarding
School / Profession: Valencia College / Architecture
Favorite / Signature Move: Backside carve shovs

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
2007 and 2008 Female National Champ. And now the 2011 Female National Champ!

How often do you ride?
I ride 5 to 6 hours a day, 5 days a week.

What are your flowboarding goals?
To be the 2011 Female World Champion.

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
Some exercises and Yoga. Definitely mentally preparing for the challenge.

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
Sean Silveira, because knowing that he can accomplish so much with his Flowriding career gives me the urge to push myself harder to be the best that I can be.

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Barbara Streisand, by Duck Sauce and some DUBSTEP!

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
I would build one in Long Island, New York near the beach. And it would be built with a retractable roof for year round usage. Why! Because it would be great to move back home to be with my friends and family.

Favorites:
      Food: New York Pizza, Peanut Butter and Fluff sandwiches
      Cartoon Character: Don’t know!
      Band: The Cat Empire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, and Sublime
      Movie: The Fifth Element
      Place to Flowboard: Maeva Surf and Fantasy Surf

Team: USA
Division: FlowRider - Women's Flowboard
Age: 22
Years Riding: 4 years on tour, 5 years riding
Stance: Regular
Other Sports:surfing, wakeskating, skateboarding
School / Profession: Flowboarding
Favorite / Signature Move: terrodatal

Past Awards / Claim To Fame
2011 national flowboard champ, 4th in a row.

How often do you ride?
alot

What are your flowboarding goals?
to be crowned 2011 world champ.

What are you doing to prepare for the Championships?
just riding and going to the barrel in SD to practice.

Who do you look up to in the sport and why?
Greg lazarus basically because if he wasnt alive there wouldnt be a flow tour and i wouldnt be in the position i am today with out him.

Name 3 songs on your ideal flowboarding soundtrack
Modstep sunlight, dj fresh louder, and blue skys.

If you could put a FlowRider anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
In my back yard, because I could ride everyday and i wouldnt have to waste gas or pay for a plane ticket!

Favorites:
      Food: Pizza
      Cartoon Character: Tommy from rugrats
      Band: dubstep
      Movie: The Sandlot
      Place to Flowboard: Fantasy Surf