Hey Alex! You appeared several times on our pages, but we still hadn’t your real itw. But now the time has finally come! Here we go, with the first, classic question:

How old are you, where are you from and how long have you been skating?

I‘m 25 years old, I come from Catania and I‘ve had fun with the stick for 11 years now!

Sponsors and hook ups?

Minoia Board co. SkullCandy, Etnies

Can you still remember why did you start skateboarding? And what brought you to your very first ollie?:D

Well… I must say it all happened by chance (but i believe that nothing happens by chance in our life ) Anyway, a classmate of mine, Claudio Staccioli (ex sk8er) a day (it was a fat Tuesday) introduced me to Marco Barozzi, a very strange man. He used to enter other people house to steal spray pant cans… ahahahahah, well, that day I had a lot of fun and between a can and the other Barozzi told me: ‘’if you like skateboarding, then buy a deck and come skateboarding!’’ and that was exactly what I did! XD

What do you think of the Genovese scene? Is it evolving, going towards the right direction, or you‘d like it to be different?

Man, I’m afraid the Genovese scene is going to die with us. Nowadays kids are lazy… they don’t want to do anything and most of all they don’t want to learn anything. They’re raised just like chicks! Of course I’d like to see something different.. I guess everybody does, isn’t it?

We saw you in quite every Italian contest, at least in those who people go big! Do you like competition or you maybe prefer chilling sessions with your friends?

Contests are damn good, you can skate and challenge the best skaters around… but skateboarding with your whole crew… there’s no comparison… You know what I mean!?!?!

Talking about the crew, last summer you went to a trip with your friends of Skatetoua, are you planning something similar this year? Are you working on some other video parts?

Hahhhaah that was as awesome trip! Anyway I don’t know, because we leave far from each other and probably we’ll decide where to go directly on the road.. not bad at all I’m sorry but you’ll have to wait a bit for the next video part. Roberto (lo Spesso) Sacchetti is studying hard and Carlo Cassan is pretty busy at the moment!

Which was the coolest contest you took part this year?

There was a best trick contest organized by Minoia Board co. In Brescia and it was really sick. All the contest are good.. but the one I prefer the most is The Big One, June 23-24 in Seregno (MI)… awesome!

Will you be at the Blast the Big One this year? I think so eheh! Have you already planned some trick?

Yes… during the last two editions the guys pushed it hard I won’t reveal my trick So what could I say?? I’ll quote Fabio Colombo… this year we’re going to have fun (great Fabio)

What’s your favourite spot, the one that makes you feel at home?

The skatepark in Genova Sestri Ponente heheh it’s my favourite spot just like I live next to it… how sad hehehe!

I personally love your flips over the scariest stairsets. It seems to be your trademark. But what’s your favourite trick? And what’s the one you’d like to land soon?

Fs blunt hardflip out ahhahaahh… Impossible!! only in the videogames xD

What are your sources of inspiration? Music, pro skaters, video parts that hype you before a session?

Just before a session I watch some of Rayn Scheckler’s tricks… but there’s nothing better than a joint and a good beer to hype me! XD

What does Alex Cageggi do when he’s not skateboarding? Other sports? Or you prefer chilling in some other ways?

Well… to be honest, in this period when I’m not skateboarding I’m chilling on the beach That’s relaxing…more or less

Last lines are yours, end as you like it!

Thanks Candies Magazine for the itw, I say hello to my crew (Lo Spesso,Mat il francese,Cassan, Daddy,Ema (Bestia) and Andrea Valle (il rampettaro , to the Ignoramps guys and then… mom and dad, all my family, my girlfriend, the guys at Minoia and everybody I forgot to cheer! … Bellaaaaa

Yo Alex!

After the big success of the first edition, Vans and 45°NORD are here again to promote freestyle through art, shows, rock and fun.

On Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April, inside the shopping mall 45° NORD Entertainment Center  of  Moncalieri (Turin), the huge BMX contest that will see pros and amateurs giving their best to gain the 2000 euro money prize.  The ramp is even higher of the last year one. It’s a mini ramp with a 23x8x2 meters spine. The structure has been realized by Nelziskateramps, and the public is going to enjoy some breathtaking stuff!

Moreover, during the weekend there will be music, dj sets, live concerts, and even more…

The program of  Saturday is: 12h00 inscriptions, from 14:00 free trainining on the ramp, and the qualifications will start at 16 o’ clock.

On Saturday night don’t miss the live concert of the Dumper, who’ll play next to the ramp performing the most famous pieces of the Motorhead.

The event will end Sunday: at 15h00 there are the finals and then the prize giving of course!

Don’t miss it!

Thanks to the sponsors: 45° NORD, Vans, Spy, Fiat, SkullCandy, Nelziskateramps, Frontocean, Befed, Monster Energy, 365bmx, 45 Streetwear Store.

After so many articles about bmx, he couldn’t miss on Candiesmagazine.com the Italian legend, one of the few who rocks the scene even abroad, the rider from the cold Piedmont, ok, I know you understood. Welcome the man! ALESSANDRO BARBERO!!

1.Hi Ale! Thank you for your time! Of course you don’t need any presentation, everyone already knows you, but let’s follow the standard: where do you come from, how old are you and how long have you been riding?
Hi guys, I’m Alessandro Barbero, I’m 27, I come from Ceva (CN) and I’ve been riding since 1999!

2.Sponsors and hook-ups?
Red Bull, Oakley, FIAT, SkullCandy, Hyper, VANS , TSG, 43, Moskova, Woodward and Hostile

3.Every rider lives a real love story with the sport. How did it start yours? And when did you understand that the flirt with the two wheels was going to become a long-term relationship?
I’ve always been passionate about motocross, but since I hadn’t the money nor the chance to buy it, I began riding a bmx. In some ways it’s similar to motocross and a lot of motocross riders train with a bmx to find more feeling! Then I saw the X-Games with DAVE MIRRA, and since that moment there’s been nothing else to do. I wanted to ride a BMX. It has been really difficult in the beginning, at that time it was hard to find the materials and all the stuff! But I’ve always had very clear ideas in mind, I wanted to become a Pro. There’s nothing better than follow your dreams and never give up! At that time everyone was against me, I even left the school to focus only on BMX and thanks to it I’m living a nice dream and I learnt how to live and confront with the others, to travel…

4.To understand your tricks I often have to see them in slow motion. What is your favorite trick at the moment? And which one are you trying to land?
Every trick can look as easy to do if you perform it with smoothness, style and creativity. And I like it, most of all if it makes me feel good in the moment I land it, this is the core! I think next one I’ll try is 360 double opposite down whip…

5.We can say that you’re a local in Woodward, and we saw you riding a thousand spots and huge parks, among them of course we mention the huge Priero bike park! What’s the spot you like the most, the one where you really feel at home, the one you can’t wait to ride?
The spot is important, but even more important are the people you ride with. It’s so cool riding with a bunch of motivated guys who want to learn how to ride, even if it’s hard to have enough motivation to ride at an high level!

6.Talking about Priero, the Barbero and Friends has been really a huge event! [Barbero and friends]; are you planning a second round this year?
Sure, we’re working to do it again, then everything depends on the budget we’ll have. I’m really satisfied about last year event, and I want to say a big thank to anyone who, in a way or another, took part at the Barbero and Friends, it’s also thank to them if it was a success!

7.You literally rocked in Montpellier! What’s your greatest highlight from the last year of riding?
Montpellier was without any doubt a very important contest to win in Europe! Indescribable sensations, it’s impossible for me to explain what I felt during the runs in Montpellier… things like that happen only a few time in a life, do what you love surrounded by thousands of people, with jay-z in the Ipod, my brother in the public and land the Italian job at the first try, and for the first time in the world… It was so good..Thanks.

8.Is there a crew, or a bunch of friends you usually ride with when you’re in Italy? And what’s your relation with the American riders?
The Italian riders usually don’t ride with great constancy, as far I know! Here in the States everything is done with a different approach…

9.You’re also a great snowboarder, and this year you’re the new entry of the Hostile team. I’d ask you thousand questions about snowboarding, but I ask just one: park, rails or powder?
For the snowboard I could say the same things I think of BMX. Everything gives me motivation to ride, and I enjoy the riding day at most, whether snow conditions are good or not. Hostile and I have been friends for many years, even before I began to ride bmxs… so we decided to do something together, I promote snowboard as a funny sport to enjoy with a bunch of friends, I just ride to relax… Next year, 2011/2012, you’ll see the board I created together with Carletto, “Saved by my attitude”…

10.Being a pro is surely a dream for most of us. But there’s a side of the coin that not everyone knows, the side of the slams, of the sacrifices, hard trainings, travels and transfers. Do you ever feel under pressure for all those things? Or is it all about having fun?
You have to accept the consequences of being a pro, you have to know how to get up again after a bad slam, an accident, a breaking with a sponsor and so on… only a few people know what does this life mean, but the sercret is, as you said, having fun. Otherwise everything is over… You have to learn how to live with your fears, and the pressure is part of the game. You just have to turn it in something good!

11.What are your three best highlights up to now?
2 finals at the DEW Tour 2008, 1st Place T-Mobile 2007 1st Place FISE 2010

12.Ale Barbero has really got a “crazy life”? What do you do when you get off your bike?
I have a normal life, I snowboard, I hang out with friends, I train in the gym with my trainer Lorenzo, I update all my sponsors with news, and so on, and I listen to rap music…

13.Any project for the future? Where do you see Ale Barbero in ten years?
I don’t think I’ll be still riding a bmx, surely I want to move out of Italy and build something good and positive, something that keeps me busy and motivated. I’m very ambitious, I’m never satisfied! Maybe I’ll study again, I’d also like to do some charity work to help people in need!

14.We’re at the end! last lines are yours:
Do what you like to do, don’t be slave of the routine, follow your dreams and never give up, in front of anything… I thank everyone who believes in me and in my projects, and all those who love me! And do a lot of sport, which makes you feel alive… Thank you

Thank you Ale, keep on following him around the world! Represent!

Take a chair. Sit down. Grab Your favorite drinks, turn off a quiet tunes on the radio. Breathe deeply. Now start reading, slowly.
Here we have the gotha, là crème de la crème, lè non-plus-ultra, the machines, the rails slayers, the gap erasers, and I really could go on for a long time without running out of words!

It’s not just one sick rider here. THEY’RE TWO. THEY CAME FROM ICELAND. WE GOT HELGASONS BROTHERS!!!!

Hi Halldor, hi Eiki, so stoked to have your words on Candiesmagazine.com, thank You for giving us some of Your time! First question, pretty easy, let’s introduce yourself: How old are You, and when did You start riding?

Halldor:
Age: 19
Started riding: 9 years old because i saw Eiki ride and it looked like a lot of fun so i tried it and haven’t stopped since

Eiki:
Age: 23
Started riding: 1999 because I was skateboarding before and i could not skate on the winter so i bought a snowboard and got hooked right away

What about Your sponsors and hook ups?

Halldor: Nike 6.0, Oakley, Monster, Skullcandy, Hoppipolla headwear, Neff gloves, Frontline, Blue tomato, kaleidoscope skateboards, 7-9-13

Eiki: Rome, Oakley Outerwear & Eyewear, Skullcandy, Hoppipolla Headwear, Neff Gloves, Blue-Tomato, DVS, 7-9-13, Frontline and Kaleidoscope skateboards

I know You started shredding because it was a good alternative to skateboarding during long Icelandic winters. Well, how much of Your riding style and techniques comes from skateboarding now?

Halldor: its hard to say, i started skating before snowboarding so i was actually more focused on that in the beginning and then after some years snowboarding started taking over. Skateboarding helped out a lot with my snowboarding and on how i look at things and try to find new stuff to do on your snowboard

Eiki: When I was skateboarding I was mostly skating rails and curbs and when i started riding snowboarding then rails were the thing that got me most hyped. Now i have started to do some flips on my snowboard as well like, kickflip, varial flip and 360 flip so i guess that’s pretty skate influenced.

I saw some funny clips edited by yourselves, with nice tunes and great montage. How many time do You spend doing this kind of “nerd-stuffs”? Do You like it quite strongly or editing and
electronic music are just ways to kill the time between a session and another?

Halldor: Its actually a friend of ours that is doing our blog Helgasons.com, his name is Johannes Brenning and he has pretty much been doing all the edits and he is killing it hehe

Eiki: Its fun to do your own stuff but now we have johannes Brenning doing all that kinda stuff for us for our blog so we can just focus on our riding.

Thinking at Your past seasons I get so many highlights I can’t count on. But from Your side, what has been the best moment so far in Your snowboarding careers ‘til now?

Halldor: thats a really hard question,  i think one of the biggest highlights for me was to get the chance to film with Standardfilms, that was awesome

Eiki: I think it was when I went to the states for the first time filming with the Rome guys for No Correct way

You’re surely two of the most talented riders actually. It’s stunning how You kill it  on mega kickers but also going big on nazi street rails. How do You manage to build these sick skills on so different terrains and structures?

Halldor: haha thanks a lot, my advise is just to ride as much as you can and enjoy it and be stoked. Try to progress a lot and don’t stop trying new tricks because its always a sick feeling when you land a new trick

Eiki: We are just enjoying being on our board with our friends and try to have fun in every situation thats the best way to learn new stuff

Are You part of a crew? Or maybe You have a bunch of friends with whom You love to ride the most?

Halldor: filming with Factorfilms and Standardfilms have let me get to know so many people, thats been a really cool. but my favorite riders to ride with are Eiki and another icelandic friend called Gulli Gudmundsson. When i ride with them it feels just the same as when we started riding 10 years ago, so its always mellow and we push each other in a good way

Eiki: I like riding with my brother halldor and gulli gudmundsson, when we ride together we always get so much stuff done and good times

Seems like You’re great friends, more than “just” brothers. How do You feel riding, partying, doing stuff together? Do You feel sometimes under pressure looking Your bro going so huge, or it’s something that give You just more hype to push the limit?

Halldor: I always enjoy riding with Eiki, i looked up to him since i started snowboarding, and as i said before, we push each other in a good way. The best film trips of the season are always when we are riding together.

Eiki: We have the same idea of riding so when we are together we push each other to get our tricks so thats super good

Your baggage of tricks is not really believable. What’s your fav at the moment, the one You’re stoked doing it first try? And well,  are you practicing something new also?

Halldor: haha thanks a lot, one of my favorite tricks on rails at the moment are just normal bs tails to regular. On jumps is always fs 360, but yeah i have some ideas on tricks i want to do. I’m not going to claim anything, we will just have to see how it turns out

Eiki: Thanks! my favorite trick right now on rails is fs noseblunt and on jumps its always a backflip. I am always thinking about new tricks but i don’t wanna give them away so you will just have to wait and see hehe

Riders interviews are often scarce of culture. So break up the ante – Your fav book, Your fav film, and Your fav song of all times!

Halldor: To be strait up, i don’t have a favorite book since i pretty much never read. Watching TV is so much easier. My favorite film at the moment is the other guys. My favorite song of all time is Teddy Bears STHLM – Yours to keep (after i saw it in afterlame)

Eiki: I have never read a book, my favorite movie right now is anything with Will Farell and my favorite song is jeffersons airplane – White rabbit

Predict the future a bit. Where are we going to see the Helgasons in ten years from now?

Halldor: haha hopefully still snowboarding, doing what we are doing now but trying to step it up. Hopefully we will be able to have our blog Helgasons.com as the main focus.

Eiki: i hope that we will just be riding and chilling on the beach in between doing stuff for helgasons.com

What does it mean to be a pro nowadays? Do you ever think it’s becoming too stressing or challenging? Or in the end it’s really the big fun that everyone who’s out of the business imagine?

Halldor: thats something that i really don’t think about, even though i’m sponsored and getting paid i still just try to do what im stoked on all the time. I try to think about how got to where I am in the first place and that was just by snowboarding. So that doesn’t change at all. I think if you just think about your snowboarding and have goals on your own you want to live up to, then its all good.

Eiki: Its definitely goes way more time in sitting in an airplane and surfing the airports than actually being on the board, but thats something that you have to do if you wanna have a full video part.

I just love Your video parts. I ‘m sure  tons of people actually do. Which videos have You rocked the last season?

Halldor: Last season it was Pirates (Hooked) and Standard films (The Storming)

Eiki: I Have a part in Pirates (Hooked) and Standard films (The Storming).  I also started filming for my video part in the new Rome movie called “The Shred Remains” that’s coming out for the 2011/12 season.

Have You ever been to Italy? If yes, where? If not, any plans? We have to set up an Helgasons Fan Club Collective here

Halldor: haha no i have actually never been there, would be stoked to go there though, but i cant say that i have it planned out yet. I usually don’t plan much at all, just wait and see what happens.

Eiki: I was ones riding in the alps in Austria and we rode over to Italy just to say that we have been there haha, Hopefully one day I’ll get the chance to go to Italy and film

Your life is fully packed of riding and stuffs – filming, watching videos, travelling, sessioning – whoa, I’m so jealous! But could You think at Your lives without snowboarding? Have you ever thought at a “plan B” for the Helgasons?

Halldor: i haven’t really thought that far. I guess I’d take all my money and live in Bali and chill like there was no tomorrow if I for some reason couldn’t snowboard any more.

Eiki: I don’t know what i would do with out snowboarding? i would probably be working somewhere trying to earn money to live

Well mates, thank You very much for Your time! Last line is Yours, feel free to add anything You want!

Halldor: Thanks a lot for the interview – Hells yeah Italy!

Eiki: Thanks everybody…

Thank You Eiki, Thank You Halldor!

Be sure not to miss any news from this super stylish kids! Stay tuned to www.helgasons.com (over 1‘500‘000 views in the last 12 months, they’re superstars now!)