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
Olympic Programme Status Snowboarding
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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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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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Snowboarding has been a Winter Olympic sport since 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan. Since its inauguration, Olympic snowboarding has seen many additions and removals of events. During the 2018 Winter Olympics, snowboarding events contested included big air, halfpipe, parallel giant slalom, slopestyle and snowboard cross.
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(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.
Eva Adamczyková (Wikipedia)
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Eva Adamczyková, née Samková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛva ˈadamt͡ʃɪkovaː]; born 28 April 1993) is a Czech snowboarder who is the 2014 Olympic champion in snowboard cross.
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is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier.
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typically include sports such as skateboarding, BMX, freestyle motocross, skiing and snowboarding
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