Profile... Mike Wakefield

Age:
24 years
Birthday
17 July, 1986
Height / Weight:
185 cm / 84 kg
(6ft. 0in. / 13st. 3lbs.)
Hometown:
South Kirkby
Occupation:
Freestyle skier.

Skier Questionnaire


How old where you when you first began skiing?

I have been skiing since October 2002, however before that i was a snowblader for 3years.

What type of ski's do you use?

I use line invaders

What length ski's do you use?

177cm

Favourite Resort:

God, favourite resort...Brighton in Utah is so laid back and full of local yanky riders, Mammoth is amazing for the HUGE parks and sick rails BUT I love Deux Alpes for the pipe and Smokey Joes, however Saas Fee is proper bo (even if it is a freaky town with electric cars!).

Where was you favourite trip and why?

Has to be to the Slopestyle Brits...Riding with my friends was awsome! There were so many sessions going off constantly and the course was alright too... no seriously, the course and the pipe was awsome and so well looked after.

What do you love about Skiing?

What is there not to love about it?

What's your goal within Skiing?

i want to kick Tanner Halls ass at the xgames ang take the gold, get a gold in the gravity games and when freestyle skiing becomes an olympic sport i want to win a medal

What aspect of Skiing gives you the most satisfaction (powder, kickers, Halfpipe, Competitions, Big Air, Cliff drops etc

i love the half pipe. I love it when you can just do trick after trick and you land smooth down the transition, it just feels amazing. I love competitions too, most people fall apart in competitions and cant pull all of their tricks off but they seem to put me on form and i always ride better because i just love the atmosthere there and they get me in a really good mood. Competing against foreign riders gives me staisfaction knowing that coming from Sheffield, riding in a plastic pipe I can still go against the best in the World.

What style of Skiing best descibes your riding (include a couple if you want)?

relaxed

Give someone some advice:

Never do anything over your head, ride for yourself and only do or try tricks that you want to try not what anyone else wants you to. Mainly have fun and try to not take it too serious all of the time, if you dont land something dont take your skis off and start swearing just go back up and try it again until you land it(practice makes perfect). throwing tantrums isnt cool, you just look like an ass!

General Questionnaire


What are your other interests?

i also snowboard sometimes just for abit of fun but in the summer when i get the chance i love to wakeboard.

Where would you like to see yourself in the future?

still skiing and hopefully still kicking ass.

Realistically, what will you be doing in the future?

ill still be involved in the sport in some way, if its not competing i would like to be a team manager or something like that, still helping the people who are taking my place on the scene.

Who are your idols?

I guess its just all of my friends who i ride with, we bring out each others riding.

What music are you into?

im into anything, depends what im doing and what mood im in. if im getting ready to go out ill listen to anything from funky house to disturbed, just something to get you pumped. when im riging ill listen to punk, rock, hip hop........the list goes on as long as its not something which sends you to sleep. my itunes does from slayer to cindy lauper......tank your pick, it will prob be on there

What's your favourite film?

the latest film i saw was the new harry potter film, the goblet of fire, that was awsome, saw 2 is sick too. im into films like euro trip and american pie. its the same again, just depends on what mood im in and whos company im in too.

What's your favourite quote?

tina you fat lard come get some dinner, gosh! (napoleon dynamite)

Best cocktail, shot or drink?

as long as its wet, ill generally drink it

Thanks to:

thanks to every one who has got me this far, my family they have spent so much time taking me skiing and supporting me with it all. My sponsors which without them i would never come as far as i am now, thanks so much to all of you

Anything else you want to say?

rub a dub dub thanks for the grub

Mike's Results/ Achievements...

Year
Event
Discipline
Category
Position
2005 British Freestyle Ski Championships Halfpipe Pro !st
2004 London Ride - DMSS Big Air pro/British 1st
2004 Best of British - DMSS Big Air pro 1st
2004 British Freestyle Ski Championships Big Air Junior 1st
2004 British Freestyle Ski Championships Halfpipe pro 1st
2004 British Slopestyle Championships Slopestyle pro 1st
2004 Verbier Pro Slopestyle pro 7th
2003 Vans Unbound Freestyle Series Slopestyle AM 1st
2003 sheffield freeze Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Overall pro 1st
2002 Xscape competition Bigair, Overall pro 1st
2002 sheffield freestyle masters Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Overall pro 1st
2002 sheffield freeze Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Overall pro 1st
2001 English ski council new skool comp water jump comp open 1st
2001 Xscape competition Big air, Overall pro 1st
2001 sheffield freestyle masters Slope style pro 1st
2001 sheffield freeze Slopestyle, Halfpipe pro 1st
2000 sheffield freestyle masters Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Overall pro 1st
2000 sheffield freeze Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Overall pro 1st