Background
Andreas was born in Oslo but grew up in Asker.
Andreas was born in Oslo but grew up in Asker.
He rides regular. Wiig already had a bronze medal from WXG 2005 and a silver medal from 2006. In the 2008 Winter X Games he again beat Shaun White for the slopestyle gold medal. White came 3rd, and Kevin Pearce finished 2nd.
After this he signed a contract for $500,000 to move from sponsor Omatic snowboarding to Nitro snowboards which he left in 2009 to join Forum Snowboards.
He also rides for Vans Boots and Outerwear, Electric Googles, Vestal Watches, and Rockstar Energy Drink. Wiig appeared in the music video of Norwegian rock singer Marion Raven"s single Falling Away, in 2007 After a few years of dating, Wiig married her in May 2013.
Andreas Wiig appeared in the 2007 MDP film Picture This. In late 2009, he made the move to the Forum Snowboard Team and Foursquare Outerwear and since then has been featured in the Forum team movies Video Gangs, F"lieutenant, and their latest movie Vacation.