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photo credit: Carl Oestberg
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Name:
Birthday:
Homebase:
Goofy or Regular:
Board:
Boots:
Bindings:
Outerwear: |
Mikkel Bang
January 8, 1990
Oslo, Norway
Regular
Burton Love 162
Burton Hale™
Burton P1™
Analog® |
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secrets of a Pro
FreestyleMax is endorsed by professional
snowboarder Mikkel Bang (Norway), winner of the 2008 New Zealand Burton Open Slopestyle, winner of the 2008 Nissan X-trail Nippon Open ParkStyle, second in the 2007 Nokia Air & Style, winner
of the 2006 Snowboarder Rookie Challenge in the Nokia Air & Style, 2006 Hemsedal Spring Session, 2006 Burton Glory days of Summer (surf/snow/skate), the
2004 European slopestyle and is in such DVDs
as White Balance and Lost in Transition.
Mikkel has confirmed that his training regime
has always involved some form of visualisation
and therefore can see the benefits of FreestyleMax.
Mikkel
Bang has been using toys to simulate his snowboarding
tricks for years. So much so when FreestyleMax
approached Mikkel about product sponsorship
he wanted to know more. Mikkel is on board
to Play the Game.
| Sponsors: |
Burton, Djuice, Gravis, Session,
RED, Anon, Aloha Hemp, Hemsedal Skiheiser,
FreestyleMax |
See more pictures of Mikkel in action in
the members
section. This area contains more
commentary and tips from Mikkel. To become
a member, you must purchase the Snowboard
Instructor and you will be issued with a
username and password.
| 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. |
Read more about Mikkel Bang on the Burton website under the “Burton” Team profiles.
photo credit: dean blotto gray |
