DAVID BANSTIK

Homebase: Budapest, Hungary

Sports: freestlye ski, wakeboard, MTB

Favorite places/ spots: Flachauwinkl, Planai, OMSZKI tó and any river with a boat

HEY, WHO ARE YOU?

Hey, I’m David Banstik, Hungarian freestyle skier and Wakeboarder. I’ve started my „extreme” carrier with mountain bike when I was a kid, since then I can’t stop jumping and learning harder and more technical tricks in any sport. Thanks to my Dad I’ve been skiing every season since I was 4 years old, from 2013 I started to compete as a member of Freeski Maffia team in Junior category. The Hungarian National Championship is the only official competition in Hungary in this sport, which is organized every year in Murau, Austria. I finished on the podium more than 5 times in Big Air and Slope style categories.

I’m a proud member of the Fundango team. This sport is not as popular in Hungary as in other places but thanks to Fundango, we are able to train during the whole season and make this sport - and also this amazing brand - more popular.

TELL US A BIT MORE...

Three most used words while riding:

grab, spin, flip

The biggest achievements in your sport:

5 times on the podium of the Hungarian Championship in Big Air and Slopestyle categories

What are you most proud of?

To be part of the extreme sports community in general and of course our local team the Freeski Maffia.

People/Riders you admire:

Tom Wallisch, Csanaky Péter, Emil Johansson

What do you do on a day without snow?

I’m a dog parent so I would say going out for a nice walk with him.

Fun fact about you:

Played on violin for 5 years, and on guitar for 2

Follow his journey:

IG: @davidbanstik

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