Monday, August 31, 2009 - 7:21 pm ET
Louie Vito: dance partner Chelsie Hightower
| Birth Name: |
Louie Vito |
[Photo: Newscom]
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| Birth Date: |
March 20, 1988 |
| Astrological Sign: |
Pisces |
| Birth Place: |
Bellefontaine, Ohio |
| Famous for: |
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| Notable: |
- He attended Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and turned pro in 2006.
- He has competed in Winter X-Games and placed 5th in the Men’s Superpipe competition in January, 2006.
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| Career Highlights: |
- Halfpipe/Superpipe
- 2005
- Snowboard Grand Prix at Mountain Creek, NJ: 8th
- USASA National Championships Open Division at Copper Mountain, CO: 1st
- FIS Junior World Championships at Zermatt, Switzerland: 3rd
- Burton New Zealand Open at Cardona, NZ: 4th
- Burton Australian Open at Perisher Blue, Australia: 1st
- Chevy Grand Prix at Breckenridge, CO: 1th
- 2006
- Chevy Grand Prix at Mountain Creek, NJ: 8th
- Nippon Open at Bandai, Japan: 4th
- Vans Cup at Tahoe, CO: 2nd
- World Superpipe Championships at Park City, UT: 6th
- Burton New Zealand Open at Wanaka, NZ: 2nd
- U.S. Grand Prix at Breckenridge, CO: 10th
- 2008
- Grand Prix at Copper Mountain: 1st place
- Grand Prix at Killington Mountain: 1st place
- Slopestyle/Big Air
- 2005
- The Main Event Series at Loon Mountain, NH: 3rd
- Icer Air at San Francisco, CA: 9th
- Superpipe at Winter X-Games
- Winter X Games 10: 5th
- Winter X Games 11: 19th
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| Fast Facts: |
- Vito stands at 5′ 5″ and weighs 150 lb.
- Attended Stratton Mountain School which has produced graduates such as Olympics snowboarders Danny Davis, Lindsey Jacobellis, Ross Powers, etc.
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Monday, August 31, 2009 - 7:21 pm ET
[...] Louie Vito: dance partner Chelsie Hightower [...]
He kind of looks like a dancing pilgrim out there. Hopefully he won’t get judged that harsh in Vancouver 2010!