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The incarnation of joie de vivre and gifted with extraordinary talents on the snow…  More interested in chairlifts than school desks, it would take a brave person to hold down this young Lausanne local. The effervescent Patrick is doing all he can to make his dream come true. He is learning a mastery of all sides of snowboarding and making a mockery of the boundaries along the way. Halfpipe, slopestyle or backcountry, he throws himself headlong into the air, distinguishing himself through his style and dexterity. He would say : “I don’t do pipe, slope or BC, I snowboard. I take all the best bits out of what I discover along the way.”

Since his first 360 at the age of ten, his line was set. All he wanted to do was to take off. Four years later he joined the ranks of Swiss Snowboard and the year after that he lined up against the big guns (Shaun White-Iouri Podladtchikov). His ambition had opened the doors to the top flight and catapulted him into the top 5 on many occasions.

“Happiness is something that you find when you get the possibility to do what you love to do…”

However, fate spares no man and like many top-level athletes Pat got injured twice. Although his season suffered, his determination remained unaffected and using this drive, he worked hard to come right back to forefront of the scene as soon as his boots were laced back up, climbing podiums and sabring champagne bottles. “When I’m training and it’s getting tough, I remind myself why I’m doing all this. Snowboarding is my motor. Then I know that the next time I launch, I will be stronger. This simple thought makes me reach new heights.”More than just a sport, snowboarding is a lifestyle. Being passionate by nature, his stoke is expressive and his energy contagious; having him around guarantees a good atmosphere. When he starts playing the guitar with a smile on his face, right away you feel obliged to nod your head approvingly. “When I ride, play or when I drive I go into another world. My concentration kicks in and everything disappears, I don’t think any more. I live.” He is a unique spirit.

When we talk about the future, he reflects : “My future, adulthood, it shouts at me to live my youth to the fullest. And to say that it’s already been eight years of trying to make my dream come true.” Hearing these words, you realise what he’s all about . It’s this thirst for freedom that feeds his snowboarding and this ability to be committed heart and soul to what he is doing that makes him unique. He is not just following the paths of life that present themselves to him, he is taking to the airways and taking us along with him. In 2011, Pat was the 1st man on earth to land the Switch Backside Triple Cork 1440.

“I believe that humans can realize everything that they dream of.”

Awards

2017
3rd @ Winter Games NZ, FIS WC Half-Pipe
Champion Suisse 2017 | Half-Pipe
3rd @ Championnats du Monde FIS à la Sierra Nevada | Half-Pipe

2016
1st @ TOYOTA U.S. Grand Prix, FIS WC Half-Pipe
2nd @ Revolution Tour in Copper
2nd @ LAAX OPEN | Half-Pipe

2015
2nd @ Revolution Tour in Copper (2) | Half-Pipe
3rd @ Revolution Tour in Copper (1) | Half-Pipe
Swiss Champion 2015 | Half-Pipe

2012
3rd @ World Cup Big-Air in Antwerp 2012
3rd @ freestyle.ch 2012
Swiss Champion 2012 | Big-Air

2011
1st @ Budapest Fridge 2011
1st man on earth to land the switch backside triple cork 1440.
Swiss Champion 2011 | Free-Style (1st in Big-Air + 2nd in Half-Pipe)
3rd @ World Cup Half-Pipe Arosa 2011

2010
3rd @ World Cup Big-Air Stockholm 2010
2nd @ World Cup Half-Pipe Kreischberg 2010

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