Antti Aleksanteri Autti (born March 15, 1985 in Rovaniemi, Finland) is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) History There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a Snow -covered slope on a Snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding Daniel "Danny" Kass (born September 21, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder. Andy Finch is a snowboarder from Fresno, California. His accomplishments include winning the overall U Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986 in Carlsbad, California) is an American athlete Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports He is one of two snowboarders, along with Steve Fisher, ever to beat Shaun White in the X Games Superpipe.
Autti is the first non-American to win the event. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He kicked off his final run with back-to-back 1080s, one of the hardest snowboarding tricks, and is only the third snowboarder to land the sequence in competition, behind Kass and Ross Powers. Ross Powers (born February 10, 1979) is a world champion Halfpipe snowboarder from Peru Vermont.
His clutch and technical performance sparked the "1080 Revolution" and set a new standard in men's halfpipe competition, where men must throw at least one 1080, if not two back-to-back, in order to do well in contests. Just two weeks earlier, he was crowned double World Champion in Big Air and the halfpipe at the 2005 Snowboarding World Championships in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity Extreme sports such as Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Skiing, freestyle BMX and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
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Biography
Born to Yrjö and Katariina Autti, Autti hails from Rovaniemi, a 55,000 population city that sits on the Arctic Circle and is considered the gateway to the Lapland region of Finland. History There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. Athletic genes run in his family - Autti's younger brother Tuomas is an aspiring freestyle skier, and his uncle is Arto Autti, who was a defender on the Finnish National Football team. Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Autti started snowboarding in spring 1995 after he saw someone snowboarding while on a skiing vacation with his family at the Ylläs ski center in Lapland. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment
Career
2001-2004
Since he started competing in 2001, Autti has built an impressive competitive resume and has established himself as a rising force in snowboarding with his technical prowess and impeccable style. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He won four out of the five World Cup halfpipe competitions he entered in the 2003-2004 season and came in second in the one he did not win, which earned him the title of the 2004 World Cup Halfpipe Runner-up behind his compatriot and good friend Risto Mattila. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Risto Mattila (born February 4, 1981, Kannus, Finland) is a Finnish Snowboarder He is an all-around rider who has many Autti is also the 2004 WSF World Halfpipe Champion and the 2004 FIS Finnish National Halfpipe Champion. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS is the main international organisation of ski sports Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
2004-2005
Following his breakthrough at the World Championships and the Winter X Games, Autti went on to finish second at the 2005 Nippon Open, third at the 2005 U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Open Snowboarding Championships and first in Big Air at the Arctic Challenge, the exclusive snowboarding event founded by Terje Haakonsen. The Arctic Challenge is a snowboarding contest arranged for and by the riders themselves Terje Håkonsen (born October 11th 1974 in Vinje, Norway) is a Norwegian Snowboarder widely considered one of the most influential snowboarders of all He was also awarded Best Tweak for his switch backside 540, which is his favorite trick.
In April 2005, it was officially announced that Autti will represent Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Because of this honor, he received a piece of land in Rovaniemi, on which he hopes to build a new home.
Over the summer of 2005, Autti purchased an apartment, which he is still trying to furnish. At the end of July, he competed in Nokia's Totally Board in Taiwan. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Autti embarked on Billabong's Freeway Tour in August, which spirits Billabong-sponsored riders to various contests in Australia and New Zealand. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island He won the Perisher Pipe Cup and took third in the Slopestyle Jam. It was Autti's first time Down Under, and he likes New Zealand's famed Snowpark because it is like a "big playground," and it reminds him of Finland because "you can see everyone from the lift. " Australian snowboarders on the Tour, Nick Gregory and Clint Allan, introduced Autti to their country's native wombats and kangaroos and got him addicted to pies.
2005-2006
Autti kicked off the 2005-2006 World Cup season with third and first place finishes in Valle Nevado, Chile in September. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Resort statistics Elevation Base 3028 m Highest Elevation 3670 m Lowest Elevation 2 Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the He followed it in October with a second place podium in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal or the Saas Valley and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
During Finland's Annual Skiexpo in November 2005, Autti was awarded Rider of the Year by Slammer Magazine's Riders of the Year Awards. He received the most votes in a readers internet poll. He also finished ninth in Finland's annual Sports Athlete of the Year poll, voted on by sports magazine journalists.
Before the end of 2005, Autti competed in the X-Trail Jam in Japan and finished fifth in the quarterpipe and fourth in the straight jump. The X-Trail Jam is a Japanese Snowboarding contest and one of the biggest of its kind worldwide For his banner year, he was invited to Finland's President's Ball in December, an annual banquet honoring all of the elite athletes, politicians, celebrities, and public figures in Finland. Autti attended the event with Mattila, where they met the President, Tarja Halonen — who was re-elected for a second term on January 29, 2006 — and her husband Pentti Arajävi. Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland.
Autti competed in the Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland in January 2006, taking second place in slopestyle. Laax (Romansh Lags) is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July Two days later, riding with a bruised rib, he finished fourth in the halfpipe.
At the 2006 Winter X Games, the extremely icy pipe proved to be hazardous to numerous riders, including Autti, and he came up short in his defense of his gold medal, finishing sixth.
Two weeks later at the 2006 Winter Olympics, despite a near-flawless run, he finished fifth with a controversial low score of 39. 1 that elicited plenty of "boo's" from fans in the stands. Bronze medalist and teammate Markku Koski felt the same way, stating it should have been Autti on the podium. Markku Koski (born October 15, 1981) is a professional Snowboarder from Sievi, Finland.
After a two week stay in Japan, Autti returned to the top of the podium at the Vans Cup at Tahoe in March and pocketed $20,000. He finished the season with a sixth place finish in the quarterpipe and 10th place finishes in the halfpipe and slopestyle at the 2006 U. S. Open.
In April 2006, Autti and his Flow teammates swept the TransWorld Team Challenge, taking five awards, including Best Halfpipe Rider for Autti.
In December 2006, he scored 3rd place at the Nokia Air & Style in Munich, Germany. The Air & Style is a European Snowboard contest first held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1994 and now held annually Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Air & Style is considered one of the biggest and most prestigious events in Europe.
2008
Autti participated in the Winter X Games 12. He finished 3rd in Best Trick Showdown, 7th in Snowboard Superpipe, and 4th in Snowboard Slopestyle. Most recently he won the 2008 Toyota Big Air Japan beating his fellow Flow teammate Risto Mattila, who came in second place. Risto Mattila (born February 4, 1981, Kannus, Finland) is a Finnish Snowboarder He is an all-around rider who has many
Off the snow
Autti, who speaks Finnish, English and Swedish, enjoys skateboarding, photography, salmiakki, movies (especially Johnny Depp films) and music. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a Skateboard. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Salty liquorice or salmiak ( salmiakki in Finnish) is a variety of Liquorice (confectionery that contains a relatively large amount of John Some of his favorite artists include Turbonegro, The Hellacopters, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, David Bowie, Social Distortion, The Datsuns and Mötley Crüe. Turbonegro ( Turboneger in Norway is a Norwegian Punk band that combines Hard rock and punk rock into a style the band describes The Hellacopters are a Swedish rock band that was formed in 1994 and have released six full length albums of their own material a cover album two compilations Led Zeppelin were This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1978 The Datsuns are a Hard rock / Garage punk band from Cambridge, New Zealand, formed in 2000. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː He listened to Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart My Heart" — which he dubs "probably the best song ever" — during his gold medal-winning run at the 2005 X Games. Autti's favorite drink is scotch without rocks, and he says he would be a bartender if he were not a snowboarder. He says he cannot define himself as an athlete in the traditional sense because "in my opinion I'm a snowboarder and my own person. " The best part of being a professional snowboarder, he feels, is traveling around the world, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures.
Always calm, cool and collected, Autti tries not to stress himself out too much if he is not riding well because he believes it is important to not lose the fun of snowboarding, echoing his advice to future shredders: "It'd be best if people that throw themselves into snowboarding understood what this sport is about. The competitions alone don't mean everything. There'll always be more of them. In my opinion, the fun going-ons and the smile on your face are a lot more important. Doing well's nice, no doubt about it, but it's important that you don't lose the pleasure of the riding itself in the competing. "
Sponsors
Autti is sponsored by Flow, Billabong, Dakine, Von Zipper, Nokia, Giro and Swix. The Flow binding system is a Proprietary Snowboard binding system used to attach a rider's feet to the Snowboard. Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a smallish lake specifically an Oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of Water attached to a waterway Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered
External links
- Antti's Go211 Profile Blogs, photos and videos managed by Antti.
- Transworld Snowboarding Interview November 2005
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Airbornmag.com Interview December 2007 interview with UK-based sports/music website Airbornmag. com
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