PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — For Red Gerard, “big air” has less to do with vaulting himself off the snowboarding jump, more to do with the journey he’s been on since he became an Olympic gold ...
Jumps: In slopestyle, riders will execute tricks off multiple jumps, which each feature a takeoff and landing. Although slopestyle courses vary from venue to venue, a typical course will have 3-4 ...
Snowboarding is always one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympic Games due to the extreme tricks and jumps that only the best of the best can successfully pull off. This year, it's being ...
BEIJING — Anna Gasser hardly felt like the favorite in Beijing, even as the only woman to ever win an Olympic snowboarding big air contest. The way her competition — with an average age of 21 — has ...
The newest Olympic sport, Snowboard Cross, is a downhill snowboard race that includes bumps, jumps, and sometimes, full body contact. Michael Bell, a snowboarding coach and the Intermountain Region ...
Alpine snowboarding: A type of snowboarding that involves racing through gates on groomed courses. Parallel giant slalom is the only discipline within Alpine snowboarding that will be staged at the ...