Gigi Rüf
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Christian 'Gigi' Rüf is an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n professional snowboarder who used to ride for the snowboard company Burton. Now he has switched to having Volcom
Volcom
Volcom, Inc. is a designer, marketer and distributor of young men's and young women's clothing, footwear, accessories and related products sold under the Volcom brand name. Volcom is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, United States...

 sponsor him. Also he has been snowboarding for Burton for 12 years. He switched to having Volcom sponsor him because he wanted to see what else was out there for him than Burton. Also he wanted to go at his own pace and enjoy riding with his friends. At the time he switched sponsors he felt like if there was a time to change it was then. The reason he went back to Volcom was because they supported him in the past and he liked working with them. In 2010 Gigi was announced as one of the Burn Units, the elite snowboarding team sponsored by Burn Energy Drink
Burn (energy drink)
Burn is a high sugar, high caffeine content energy drink with a citrus flavor that comes in a 8.3 or 16.9 oz can. The drink is distributed in several countries by The Coca-Cola Company.-Burn Action Sports:...

 along with Ståle Sandbech, Werni Stock, Arthur Longo and Matheiu Crepel.

Board setup:

Volcom
Volcom
Volcom, Inc. is a designer, marketer and distributor of young men's and young women's clothing, footwear, accessories and related products sold under the Volcom brand name. Volcom is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, United States...

 156cm Deck

Union Contact-Pro Bindings

Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

 Zoom Kaiju Boots

Stance: Regular



Sponsors:

Volcom
Volcom
Volcom, Inc. is a designer, marketer and distributor of young men's and young women's clothing, footwear, accessories and related products sold under the Volcom brand name. Volcom is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, United States...

 Outerwear, Snowboards

Union Bindings
Dragon Optics

Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

Footwear

hOme Watches

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