Iouri Podladtchikov is one of the sickest riders around blowing up the scene on the slopes and charming everyone he meets with a smart and funny character. The 19-year old half Suisse, half Russian young-gun from Moscow finished in World No. 6 in last year's Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. With eleven results posted he was one of the riders continuously following the Tour all around the globe. Growing up in Davos, riding with former Olympic Gold medalist Gian Simmen seems to have influenced him in a very positive way.