Bio
Henrik Harlaut started off this season by emerging victorious at the Freestyle.ch Big Air. In the finals, Harlaut used a switch double cork 900 safety grab, smoothly landing to grab the big win.
Henrik is genuinely stoked on skiing. Whether he’s slaying handrails, winning slopestyle contests or filming segments, Henrik loves to ski. And it shows. He’s known for his sickly smooth style, ability to make the unnatural spinnable and his XXL garbs.
Born in Stockholm, Henrik didn’t strap on his first pair of skis until he was ten years old. But after seeing Jon Olsson take a lap though the park in Are, he was hooked. Influenced by Tanner Hall, Mike Hornbeck and Tom Wallisch, Henrik learned from the best and developed a style all his own.
It’s convenient that his family is in the champagne business, because Henrik is expected to be spraying many a bottle from the podium. At the age of 16, Henrik has already notched some prestigious wins and is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the most creative and promising young skiers in the industry.
As Henrik says, “Why spend much time on anything other than skiing? It’s the funnest thing in the whole world.”
Watch out for this kid. With a growing fan base, he’s only gonna’ blow up even more.
Q & A
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Strengths:
Observant
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Favorite Breakfast:
Grilled cheese with apple jucie
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Music:
Hiphop/rap
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Where are you going to ride and train this year?
Park City, Utah; Keystone, CO and Åre, Sweden
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Biggest obstacle you have had to overcome?
To get people to respect that I wear big clothes.
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What's it mean to you to be skiing for Oakley?
It means a ton. I have always wanted to!
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Who makes you laugh?
Mike Hornbeck
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Something we don’t know about you?
I always have a big smile under the bandana.
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Favorite skiers? Who you look up to?
Phil Casabon, Tom Wallisch, Mike Hornbeck
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Besides comps, what are your big plans for this winter?
I'm going to be filming with Level 1 Productions and 4bi9 Media. And me and Phil Casabon are going to produce our own lil' ski movie.
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If I had a younger brother, one piece of life advice I would give him is:
Keep it real...
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