::: TSG | TECHNICAL SAFETY GEAR | DESIGNED BY RIDERS :::

Renton Millar
The Melbourne skate legend describes himself as skateboarder, traveller and husband. He combines all three perfectly and is crowned World Cup Skateboard Champ.

Jocke Olsson
Jocke is a vert legend from Sweden and everybodies nice guy. Besides skating he has a passion for fly fishing.

Bienvenido Aguado
His name mean welcome and we welcome Bienve to our team. The spanish rotation talent sticked the world 1. double front flip.

Thomas Genon
The only Belgian on the FMB World Tour is a true slopestyle talent and brings vertiginous progression into the freeride discipline.

Casey Groves
Casey is a top 10 rider on the FMB world tour, a podium finisher at Crankworx Whistler, and a star in several feature films. Calm but rad!

Ramon Hunziker
Ramon is the poster child for progressive Swiss dirt jumping and freeriding. After dominating the national scene, he is now entering the international stage.

Amir Kabbani
Ambitious, consistent and determined! But this is only one side to characterize Amir, he is a nice and funny dude as well who just loves riding his bike.

Sam Pilgrim
You know what to expect when your nick name is leopardhead... aggressively he attacks dirt and street grounds like an animal while always staying nice and friendly.

Timo Pritzel
Timo evolved from bmx pro to dirt pro to team coach to business man with his own clothing brand without ever loosing his natural niceness.

Angie Hohenwarter
Sweet when you see her, but tough when she rides down the 4cross or downhill parcours.

Alessandro Barbero
The italian bmx machine!

Patrick Guimez
The french BMX pro lives in beautiful south of France and hosts its own event. Lords of Dirt is a friendly jam session with international riders.

Markus Hampl
Markus collects bmx titels but besides riding he loves building dirt tracks and is one of the best builders worldwide.

Ricardo Laguna
Multi-talented Vegas sunny boy who competes in BMX, hosts TV shows, organizes events, builds dirt courses, teaches at clinics, appears as guest speaker at schools... everything is possible!

Daniel Wedemeijer
Daniel aka. the flying Dutchman is definitely the Netherlands finest export when it comes to BMX. He is well known for his technical stylish riding skills and being a genuinely nice guy.

Angie Marino
Angie Marino is one of the best female BMXers in the world, but not content to rest on her laurels. She started Yeah Zine, a online site for girls that ride BMX.

Elias Elhardt
Elias is a real bundle of energy, rocking with great performance and style.

Iouri Podladtchikov
I-Pod is one of the sickest riders around blowing up the scene on the slopes and charming everyone with his smart and funny character.

Gian Simmen
First Olympic halfpipe winner back in 1998. Gian is still part of the scene, competing for fun and coaching the swiss freestyle rooky squad.

Anne-Flore Marxer
Open-minded and energetic, Anne-Flore rocks whether it\'s in the park, backcountry or dance floor. The 2011 Freeride World Champion collects magazine covers and pushes women riding.

Silvia Mittermüller
one of the strongest female riders in the snowboard scene able to take it from the pipe to the park to the pow with ease.

Benedikt Mayr
Loves riding backcountry as much as park and is a funny and open-minded personality.

Taylor Seaton
Consistently going bigger and bigger with each hit, Taylor\'s innate mastery of the transitions adds a fluid style to his run unlike any other.

Caja Schöpf
Caja is one of the best female german freeskier and the only girl in the german FIAT Freestyle Team.

Daniel Fetz
Successfull self-made wakeboarder and dad, that doesnt only dominate the international scene but also runs his own wakeboard school.

AMBASSADORS
TSG ambassadors are upcoming riders, great legends or dedicated people we respect for their performance.

Elias Elhardt

Date of birth	27.02.1988
Hometown	Oberstaufen, Germany
Home Spot (Park)	Hintertux
Riding since	1999



Other sponsors	Dakine, Relentless, Deeluxe, Moreboards
Other hobbies	Surfing, Photography, Music
Career highlights	1. Place: Relentless Big Air Stuttgart 2011 1. Place: Pleasure Jam 2009 and 2010 3. Place: Air&Style Beijing 2010 German rider of the year 2009 and 2010
Favorite gadget	My Snowboard: Nitro T1 156cm
Favorite color	Blue



Helmet	750770-55-202
Elbow protection
Knee Protection
Additional TSG gear	backbone-trooper

YOUR LIFE IS FULL OF TRAVELLING. DO YOU STILL ENJOY IT OR WOULD YOU SOMETIMES PREFER STAYING HOME?
I generally like traveling! Especially with my ‘job’ right now, trying to stay home more often, would be like swimming against the stream. So, I just try to lean back, go with the flow…and enjoy!

AND HOW LONG DO YOU NEED TO RECOVER FROM A JETLAG?
Something like 3 to 7 days.

ANY RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO NOT GET BORED ON LONG OVERSEA FLIGHTS?
Good movies on the laptop!

TELL US A LITTLE ANECDOTE THAT HAPPENED DURING ONE OF YOUR TRIPS. ANYTHING, BE IT FUNNY, SPECIAL, WEIRD. WHATEVER COMES IN YOUR MIND?
Puh, there’s tones of stories. I\'m basically tumbling trough life. Right on my very first big snowboard trip when I was 16 I almost missed the flight. Only a one hour taxi drive saved me… and eventually at the end of this trip all my luggage got stolen.

YOU USED TO RIDE WITHOUT HELMET, WHAT CHANGED YOUR OPINION?
I actually always rode with helmet in the park.

DO YOU WEAR YOUR HELMET CONSISTENTLY WHEN SNOWBOARDING OR ONLY ON CERTAIN DAYS? IF YES, WHY?
I wear my helmet on most of the days in the park especially when it\'s icy. It\'s important to me, to protect my head, when I\'m riding rails or hitting kickers with hard park landings.

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE RIDING WITH TSG HELMETS? WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE HELMETS?
I like the fit of the helmet and the super light weight. Also the shape is clean and nice!

HOW ABOUT OTHER PROTECTION GEAR? DO YOU WEAR ANYTHING ELSE BUT A HELMET?
I always wear a back protector. It not only protects my back from impacts like stones in the backcountry for example, but also generally supports my back when riding.

WHAT DO YOU DO ON A DAY OFF SLOPES?
Well, I love good books, cinema… and most of all hanging out with friends!

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PASSION THAT YOU FOLLOW BESIDES SNOWBOARDING? WHAT IS IT, HOW DID YOU PICK IT UP AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?
I guess surfing is my biggest passion besides snowboarding. It\'s a grate reason to travel to interesting places around the world and the feeling itself to be carried by the wave is just amazing.

YOUR SPORT AND PASSION IS DEPENDENT ON A HEALTHY PLANET. DO YOU GIVE ANYTHING BACK TO MOTHER NATURE?
I guess, I\'m honestly taking much more advantage of nature, than I\'m actually giving back. I should definitely work on that! The view little things I do, is trying to always buy local products. Go with the train if possible. Donate to climate initiatives to compensate flights.

OCCUPATION IF I WAS NOT A PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER?
Probably psychology student!

LIST YOUR TOP 3 SNOWBOARD MAGS.
Act
7sky
Pleasure

LIST YOUR TOP 3 SNOWBOARD NEWS/INFO WEBSITES.
Transworldsnowboarding.com
Fluofun.com
Methodmag.com

we present some left over shots of Elias when filming for Jolly Rogers with pirate production.

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