snowboarding
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Snowboarding is a winter sport in which athletes ride down snow-covered slopes on a board, similar to surfing or skateboarding but on snow. It is significant enough to be included as an event at the Winter Olympics, indicating its status as an established competitive sport.
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Key facts
- Sport.name
- Snowboarding
- Sport.image
- Snowboarding.jpg
- Sport.imagesize
- 250px
- Sport.caption
- A snowboarder making a turn in fresh snow
- Sport.first
- 1979, Muskegon, Michigan, US
- Sport.category
- Outdoor
- Sport.equipment
- Snowboard, bindings, boots, Helmet, Wrist Guards, Goggles, Binding Rotating Device
- Sport.olympic
- Since 1998
- Sport.paralympic
- part of the Alpine skiing programme in 2014Officially added in 2018. Part of 2022.
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Article
36 sectionsContents
- History
- Initial origins
- Development
- Public perception
- Competitive history
- Styles
- Jibbing
- Freeriding
- Freestyle
- Alpine snowboarding
- Slopestyle
- Big air
- Half-pipe
- Snowboard cross
- Snowboard racing
- Competitions
- Subculture
- Common injuries
- Professional
- Recreational
- Safety and precautions
- Risk
- Protective equipment
- Bindings
- Maintenance
- Precautions
- Terminology
- Stances
- Parts of a snowboard
- Rotations
- Flips
- Off-axis rotations
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
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Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard with bindings securing the rider's feet to the board.