Thursday, January 14, 2010
MNSS SNOWBOARDERS LOUIE VITO AND JJ THOMAS LAND IN 2ND AND 3RD AT THE MAMMOTH GRAND PRIX SUPERPIPE
The Sports Syndicate’s Louie Vito AND JJ Thomas both had a stellar weekend at Mammoth, placing 2nd and 3rd respectively in Superpipe at the Mammoth Grand Prix. The 2010 Vancouver Olympic hopeful Louie Vito currently sits in 2nd place on the leaderboard, the top 4 get Olympic bids. Thomas, the 2002 Bronze Medalist has been having a great season so far. With top 5 finishes on the Grand Prix and a 3rd place finish at the Dew Tour. The Olympic team will be named on January 23, 2010 after the final Grand Prix stop in Park City. With Vito currently sitting in second place, with two 2nd place finishes he is virtually a lock for qualifying for the 2010 Games in Vancouver. JJ currently sits in 4th place on the Grand Prix leaderboard and is in a great position to secure one of the four positions for the US Olympic Team in Vancouver. Louie would like to thank his sponsors 686, Monster Energy Drink, Omatic, Spy, Skullcandy, Mountain High, Kicker, Grenade, Neff and Vestal. JJ would like to thank his sponsors Breckenridge Resort, Essa, Oakley, vitaminwater and Yea Nice.