Luisa Montalbetti

January 2nd, 2009 | Profiles

Name: Luisa Montalbetti

Birthday: 18.06.1979

Seasons Competing: one

Cable, Boat, Winch, Jetski? I ride all but the most time I’m behind a boat

Sponsor shout out: Protest boardwear and Gravis shoes

Hometown: Ticino, Switzerland

Current residence: Vira Gambarogno, Switzerland

Whats something unique about wakekating in your country? Unluky we don’t have a long saison of wakeskating… is that unique?? hahahha
Places you have traveled to for wakeskating? Italy, France, Spain, Austria and Philippines

Board set up: Hampson 40

Where is your riding crew based out of? me and my self… i ride with some wakeboarders, but don’t have a crew of wakeskating, in my place i’m the only one… so i travel a lot in other places to ride whit wakeskaters like Italy or Spain!!

What is your favourite thing about wakeskating? Riding without bindings…

Where is your absolute favourite place to ride? All flat water spots…

Favourite Rider: Stephanie Wemsley, Patrik Cometto

Favourite Animal: cat

Favourite Trick: big wake to wake tricks

Favourite Music: it dipends of my humor…rock, hip-hop, punk, cumbia, reggae, ska, electro and old Italian songs!

What are some of your best results?

7 or 8 at the European??

What are your goals for 2009 riding season? Riding the most possible and take more sliders

What can we do to help the progression of women’s wakeskating? Ride together and dedicate time for shooting and meetings …. so we can push the wakesk8 women world!!!

What is the competition scene like for women’s wakeskating in comparison to other categories? I did just one competition in Europe and think that we aren’t competitive, I liked to meet some girl riding, because I just ride whit means and the most are wakeboarder

What are your future plans with wakeskating? Travel because with the wakeskate I knew a lot of nice places and persons…

What is the steeziest trick you have ever seen? I saw a very nice big and slowly blind 180 indy grab nose bone wake to wake!!! Wow

Craziest thing you have ever done? A crazy freeride day in the mountains with a drop in to the rocks without permission of error…

Props to anyone? I love my family my cat and my friends

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