Louie Vito
Louis Philip Vito III is an Italian-American professional snowboarder. He is an Olympian, Winter X Games, and U.S. Grand Prix Champion.
Early life
Louis Vito was born in Columbus, Ohio, but grew up in the nearby city of Bellefontaine. In his teenage years, he moved to Vermont to pursue his love of snowboarding by enrolling in the Stratton Mountain School – a ski and snowboarding academy. He spent his high school years snowboarding in the morning, studying in the afternoons, and traveling to competitions when time permitted. After graduating high school, he moved to Sandy, Utah.Career
Louie Vito has won four of the past five U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix Overall Championships, six X Games medals, and two Winter Dew Tour Overall Championships, among many other accolades.He rose to prominence on the professional snowboarding scene at age 17 by completing a backside 1080 at the Australian Open Snowboarding Championships – making him the first rider to pull off the complex move in an Australian competition successfully. This helped propel Vito to the top of the podium, capturing his first of two consecutive championships there.
Vito is currently the reigning Winter Dew Tour Overall Champion and U.S. Grand Prix Overall Champion.
In September 2009, Vito competed on the ninth season of Dancing With the Stars. Partnered with professional dancer Chelsie Hightower, he rehearsed for the show at the same time that he was training for the Olympics. Three months later, he represented the United States at the 21st Olympic Games in Vancouver. In 2022, Vito represented Italy in the halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Charity
Each year Vito holds the "Louie Vito Rail Jam" in his hometown at Mad River Mountain. The event is held to mentor young riders who are given the opportunity to compete without an entry fee and get outfitted in Vito’s premium gear. The Rail Jam supports local charity St. Vincent De Paul through money raised from auction items and food donated to the food bank by everyone who attends.Results
U.S. Olympic Team Member 2010 Italian Olympic Team Member 2022Gold Medalist – Winter X Games Europe 2013Gold Medalist – Winter X Games Europe 2011Overall Champion – Dew Cup 2011/2012Overall Champion – Dew Cup 2010/2011Overall Champion – U.S. Grand Prix 2011/2012Overall Champion – U.S. Grand Prix 2010/2011Overall Champion – U.S. Grand Prix 2008/2009Overall Champion – U.S. Grand Prix 2007/2008Silver Medalist – Winter X Games Europe 2012Bronze Medalist – Winter X Games 2011Bronze Medalist – Winter X Games Europe 20101st Place – Dew Tour, Snowbasin, UT 20121st Place – Dew Tour, Killington, VT 20111st Place – Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO 20101st Place – Grand Prix, Mammoth, CA 20121st Place – Grand Prix, Copper Mtn, CO 20101st Place – Grand Prix, Tamarack Mtn 20091st Place – Grand Prix, Killington, VT 20081st Place – Grand Prix, Copper Mtn, CO 20081st Place – Grand Prix, Tamarack Mtn 20081st Place – Jeep King Of the Mountain, Squaw Valley 20081st Place – Garnier Fructis Pro Challenge, Australia 20061st Place – Burton Australian Open 20052nd Place – Burton U.S. Open 20122nd Place – World Cup, Spain 20092nd Place – Burton U.S. Open 20102nd Place – Overall U.S. Grand Prix 2009/20102nd Place – Overall U.S. Grand Prix 2006/20072nd Place – Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO 20122nd Place – Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO 20112nd Place – Dew Tour, Killington, VT 20122nd Place – Grand Prix, Copper Mtn, CO 20112nd Place – Grand Prix, Mammoth, CA 20102nd Place – Grand Prix, Boreal 20092nd Place – Grand Prix, Copper Mtn, CO 20092nd Place – Vans Cup Superpipe, Tahoe, CA 20082nd Place – Grand Prix, Tamarac 20072nd Place – Grand Prix, Mt. Bachelor 20072nd Place – Burton New Zealand Open 20112nd Place – Burton New Zealand Open 20062nd Place – Burton Australian Open 20073rd Place – World Snowboard Championships, Norway 20123rd Place – Burton U.S. Open 20133rd Place – Grand Prix, Copper Mtn, CO 20133rd Place – Burton New Zealand Open 20105th Place – Olympics, Vancouver 2010Dancing With The Stars, Season 9- '''The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros'''