6. Enni Rukajärvi
6. Enni Rukajärvi
Growing up in Finland’s far north may not have meant huge mountains and deep snow, but for Enni Rukajärvi, the five-minute hot laps at Ruka (her local hill) added up to some explosive riding.
Blowing up the competitive scene with both the TTR World Tour Title and Burton Global Open Series title in 2010, and continuing to be a favourite and podium stander in every Slope contest she enters, and cementing her cred with a silver medal in Sochi. Enni still lives in the small town she grew up in, but the girl from the small hill has a very big future.