Rome has apparently been forced by the current economic tight times
to part ways with riders Max Legend, Yan Dofin, and Marius Otterstad.
Team Manager and the man behind Kids On Shred Productions John Cavan
was recently quoted on shayboarder.com explaining the cuts:
“Rome like every other brand in snowboarding
has been deeply effected by these crazy economic times and although the
number of positions at our company that have fallen victim to these
times may not be as big as say a Burton or a DC when you factor in the
size of our brand it’s just as tough. That goes for the team to. The
team is an extension of our marketing department and every department
at Rome felt this crunch. We had to make really hard decisions that
unfortunately really didn’t come down to performance but had a lot to
do with where their contracts fell in the budget. I have gone to war
with all of these guys for two movies, almost any of our riders would
do anything thing I asked them to do, so it’s been really hard. A short
answer to a question I could go on and on about is yes we had to make
some big changes to our team, Max (Legend), Yan (Dofin), and Marius
(Otterstad) are all no longer part of the pro team, it’s sucked more
than any words I can type here can describe, but it’s something that in
the end had to happen. We’re definitely regrouping and moving forward
from here. I’ll do anything for those three and it’s been a hard pill
to swallow.”
Rome’s current pro roster includes Bjorn Leines, Eiki Helgason, LNP,
MFR, Silvia Mittermuller, Will Lavigne, John Foy, Greg Bokenkamp,
Johnny Lazzereschi, Stale Sandbech, and Johnnie Paxson.
