Snowboarding
Cassie Willie, Lura Hayes, and Veronica Chobotova
History of Snowboarding
Sometime in 1998 americans decided it was time to make a new olympic sport and call it snowboarding. Snowboarding was made in the USA and we have Shaun white and Mason aguirre are two amazing atheletes of this sport. A long time ago snowboarders used a plank of wood to board. This sport was inspired from surfboarding, skateborading, sledding, and skiing.
There are three main different styles :
Freestlye - when you perform tricks
Slopestyle- competitors perform tick while going down a course
Half-Pipe- competitors go down a semi-circular ditch and do tricks
Rules
1.Always stay in control and all ways be able to stop or avoid other people or objects.
2.People ahead of you have the right of way it is your responsibility to avoid them.
3.You must not stop where you obstruct a trail look up a hill and yield to others.
4.Whenever starting down hill or merging into a trail look up a hill and stop or yield to
others.
5.Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment.
6. It is a one solo sport ( one person is doing the sport, there are no teams )
7. It is played on a slope or a snowed over halfpipe
Equipment
Equipment is very important for snowboarders. They have to rely on their bindings to keep them safe and attached to their boards. The snowbaord is also a piece of equipment that is very important. Their price is usually about 400$, they may cost a lot but they are the most important gear of the sport. Boots are also very important, they are specially sized just for you. The other gear including the jackets and pants are your choice of what you want to wear.
Countries and peoples medals
USA won 5 medals
russia won 4 medals
Switzerland won 3 medals
Australia and France won 1 medal
Japan Canada Germany Slovenia did not win any medalsRoland Fischnaller
0.40
0.52
ITA
AUT
Benjamin Karl
0.09
winner
10 / QF2
21
GER
Patrick Bussler
0.15
11 / QF3
13
ITA
Aaron March
winner
11 / QF3
2
AUT
Luckas Mathies
0.51
0.29
12 / QF4
7
SLO
Zan Kosir
winner
12 / QF4
9
SUI
Nevin Galmarini
DSQ
0.20
Star Player- Shaun white
Shaun White is a 27 year old snowboarder. He was born in 1986 on september 3rd. I beleive he is one of the best snowboarders, he has won gold medals in 2006 and 2010. This year he has not won any medals, but he has been a great sport. He got up in front of millions of people and told the world about his expirence. Shaun White has had a great career so far, despite the fact he has had many injuries to his ankles. In his free time he plays in a band called "Bad things", and his nickname is the flying tomato.