Bellefontaine native Louie Vito will be participating in the Men's Halfpipe (Snowboarding) today. The quarterfinals begin at 4:15 pm.

Louie is one of the few people in the world who can pull off the "double cork." That is the move that got him there. However, it has been raining in Vancouver and it will be hard for him to do it cleanly with the conditions.

Louie's dad owns the radio station I worked for. They're a great family that resides here in Bellefontaine. Louie grew up, and learned the art of snowboarding at Mad River Mountain, just outside of town. The entire town is plastered with signs, billboards, and banners of support. It's really quite neat for this small city of around 13,000.

We thought his appearance on Dancing With the Stars was big...obviously this takes the cake!

Go Louie!

http://louievito.com/

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Might manage to catch a little bit of this.

There are two Ohioans on the women's hockey team that have been playing already.

Best wishes to Louie today.

Wishing Louie all the best of luck. I know his sister - they are nice people. Go Team Vito!

Where is he based out of now, i.e. where is he doing most of his training? I'm assuming he is still not at Mad River.

cbus4life wrote: Where is he based out of now, i.e. where is he doing most of his training? I'm assuming he is still not at Mad River.

Nope...has a lodge up there and that's where he practices.

He's actually living in Utah now. Can't remember the name of the city.

Cool. Good for him.

Lots of good stuff tonight. Apolo, Lindsey Vonn and the Flying Tomato.

Let's hope for a USA sweep here.

Vito up now.

just saw him eat it

Nevermind that wasn't him. Missed his run I guess.

Con_Alma wrote: There are two Ohioans on the women's hockey team that have been playing already.

Best wishes to Louie today.

Came here to post exactly this.