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Burton, Analog, Monster, Frends, Nike6.0, Oakley, Session boardshop, Nixon, FreestyleMax |
| Other recent competition achievements |
2010 - 3rd NZ Open Slopestyle, 3rd Oakley Arctic Challenge Slopestyle, 3rd X Games Big Air, 2nd Burton European Open Slopestyle
2009 - 2nd Stylewars Slopestyle, 3rd AST Winter Dew Tour overall rankings
2008 - 2nd Dew Tour Slopestyle |
| What's your
nickname? |
Miiks. |
| How did you
first get into snowboarding? |
I was riding skis until I was 7yrs and
one day I was riding next to the snowboard
park and thought it was pretty cool. Snowboarding
seemed more fun. |
| What do you
listen 2 when you're riding? |
If I'm in comps then I don't have any
music. If I'm riding by myself it's fun
to have music to motivate you. Rock not
really heavy but kinda like punk rock.
Maybe instrumental hip hop but not hip
hop. |
| What's your
favourite trick? |
Switch backside 720 with a switch mute.
When you're half way round you'll see the
landing and you'll know if you're going
to hit the knuckle. |
| When you're
not snowboarding what do you like to do? |
Surfing and skateboarding and hanging
out with friends. |
| What's your
favourite saying in English or Norwegian? |
Peesik (yo!)
Cheey Cheey (CC)
On every trip we go
on, we make one new word up. Like in
Australia we were saying Yeah Mate! Always
saying Mate!
|
| What's it like
competing against your best mates? |
It's really different. Sometimes it's
fun and you wish them good luck but always
you wanna beat him. But it's always good
to have a friend there too so you can support
them. |
| Are you a web
surfer? |
Not really. If I'm on the computer I'm
checking emails or playing games or listing
to music. I have a mac. I tunes and Garage
band are pretty cool. |
| Do you have
an XBox or PS2? |
Yeah I have an XBox at home. At the moment
I'm playing Tony Hawk American Wasteland
and Amped. |
| What's your
favourite mountain? |
That's a tough one. Hemsedal (Norway)
not because of the park or the conditions
but because I know the mountain. I know
everybody there. I'm really local at that
mountain. |
| What snowboard
magazine do you buy? |
Dad likes to buy snowboard magazines
like Transworld and Onboard. At the moment
I'm reading a Norwegian mag called Play
Board because it's in Norwegian and people
I know are in it. |
| What advice
would you have for anyone trying to break
into the professional snowboard circuit? |
Totally to have fun. If it's fun you
can be everything. If you really want it,
if you really want to be good, have fun
and try new tricks. So I'd say it's to
learn new tricks; have fun and ride with
friends. |