Snowboarding is a winter sport in which a rider descends a snow covered slope standing sideways on a single board attached to both feet. Its competitive disciplines include halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, snowboard cross and alpine racing, and it has been part of the Winter Olympic programme since the 1998 Nagano Games.
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Originating RegionMichigan, United States 1 International Governing BodyInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation 1 Classification
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History, Initial origins section
The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherm Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters
History, Initial origins section, first sentence
The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherm Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters
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Highest governing body: International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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Its competitive disciplines include halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, snowboard cross and alpine racing, and it has been part of the Winter Olympic programme since the 1998 Nagano Games.
Associated With: Surfing, History
(combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular among his daughters
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The sport with the largest number of Olympic disciplines is skiing, with six: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, freestyle skiing and freeriding.
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