Iouri Podladtchikov

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Iouri was born in Moscow but grew up in Davos, Switzerland, and it was there, in 2007, that he first revealed his talent by taking two second-place halfpipe finishes -- the first at O’Neill Evolution, the second at the Burton European Open. It was the following season, however, when Podladtchikov really made his mark, winning the overall halfpipe category in the 2007/08 Snowboard World Cup. Podladtchikov made six podiums in his first 16 World Cup starts -- a record which earned him a formidable reputation on the circuit.

In 2006, he was chosen to compete at the Winter Olympics in Turin -- for Russia, finishing 37th. He then switched allegiance to compete for Switzerland the following season, going on to finish 4th for them at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Podladtchikov has since gone on to collect multiple podium finishes around the world, continuing to push the limits of halfpipe snowboarding.