Eirik Haugo
Now a fully-fledged member of O'Neill's International team of riders, Eirik's performances on the mountains and parks of Europe are advanced beyond his years. The ice cool, pint-sized Norwegian has casually brushed aside some of the sports more established names to lock in some serious contest positions. Outside of the mountain environment, Eirik is a highly gifted and committed skater – a talent that that is evident through his balls to the wall performances in the mountains. Expectations remain high for the 23 year old for the coming season but as with everything, its pressure the laid back Norwegian takes in his stride. When he's not on the snow, Eirik can be seen listening to his collection of heavy metal music and chilling up in Norway with his friends during the summer months.
- What was the highlight of your year?
"Maybe the contest giacomo and filippo kratter organized in sappada right after new years eve, really cool comp with a nice slopestyle and we were taken really good care of.
I got second in the comp behind giacomo so that was really cool..
The anti-highlight was when I hurt my acl and meniscus in late February, that was the end of my season and I have'nt been snowboarding since. So fucking motivated for next winter now!!"
- What tricks/lines are you working on right now?
"Before I got hurt I was working on fs 1080 double cork.
Got really close so I'll get it next season!"
- Any big plans for 2006/07 season?
"Stay healthy and injury free so I can work really hard on my filmpart, and do a couple of contest aswell.. Can't wait!"
- Who do you most enjoy riding with on the O'Neill team and why?
"I like riding with them all, but my favourite would have to be Thomas "the dorky monkey" Harstad."
- If you could ride anywhere for 2 weeks straight, where would you go and why?
"I guess I would go to my home mountain Voss, 'cause I rarely get to there nowadays, and it's a cool mountain with sick natural terrain."
- What do you get up to when you're not busy traveling and riding?
"Relax, go to heavy concerts, skate, surf and hang out with friends and girlfriend."
- Who have you been filming with recently (production company name and film name)?
"I've been filming with pirate movie production for their new film "lubedence" coming out in September. Did'nt get to film nearly as much as I wanted to 'cause of my injury, but I got some good tricks in there I hope."
- Which riders did you look up to before you turned pro?
"Terje and Jamie Lynn where my idols."
- Which rider is going to be the next big thing?
"All of the Norwegian kids are riding soo good, Staale Sandbech and Erik Botner to name a few."
- Where do you see yourself five years from now?
"No idea, hopefully still riding snowboard on a high level and hopefully I learned to do floaters on surf."
- Where do you see yourself five minutes from now?
"Right here with my laptop ordering tickets for the "Hole in the sky" black/death metal festival in Bergen! Gonna be amazing!!"
- Does snowboarding sometimes feel like a proper job for you – why/why not?
"For sure it's a prober job, it's really hard work. But at the same time I feel it's the best job in the world and I'm really lucky to have it!"
- Any advice for riders who want to turn pro?
"Don't give up, don't care if people are are talking crap behind your back, they're just jealous ass-fuckers. Learn basics first and work your way up."
- Which O'Neill product are you most stoked on right now?
"The ipod glove works really good!"
- What's in your O'Neill locker? (CHECK STYLE NUMBERS IN NECK LABEL)
• Pants: 650040 coulor: 618
• Jacket: 650120 coulor: 694
• Goggle:
• Boots:
• Backpack: 654162 coulor:901
• Gloves: 654412 coulor: 901