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[[Snowboarding]] i a. [[Olympic sports|sport]] that has been played at the [[Winter Olympic Games]] since the [[1998 WinterOlympics]] in Nagano, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=SB|title=Snowboarding|publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref> Snowboarding was one of five new sports or disciplines added to the Winter Olympic program between 1992 and 2002, and was the only one not to have been a previous medal or demonstration event.<ref name=SBHist/> In 1998, four events, two for men and two for women, were held in two specialities: the giant slalom, a downhill event similar to [[giant slalom skiing]]; and the [[half-pipe]], in which competitors perform tricks while going from one side of a semi-circular ditch to the other.<ref name=SBHist>{{Cite web|title=Snowboarding History|url=http://www.fieldday.com/cbc/olympics/sports/snowboarding/history/index.html|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC Sports]]|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref> [[Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics|Canadian]] [[Ross Rebagliati]] won the men's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold medal in snowboarding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/09/sports/xviii-winter-games-snowboarding-young-hip-sport-zigzags-into-olympic-mainstream.html|title=Young, Hip Sport Zigzags Into the Olympic Mainstream|author=Berkow, Ira|date=1998-02-09|accessdate=2009-06-21|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Rebagliati was briefly stripped of his medal by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) after testing positive for [[marijuana]]. However, the IOC's decision was reverted following an appeal from the Canadian Olympic Association.<ref>{{cite web | last = Gross | first = George | authorlink = George Gross (journalist) | title = Ross Rebagliati: 1998 – Nagano, Japan | work = [[Sun Media Corporation]] | publisher = [[Canadian Online Explorer]] | date = 2006-02-21 | url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2006Turin/MomentsOfGlory/2006/02/14/pf-1442844.html | accessdate = 2009-06-21|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gkLJUdpC|archivedate=2009-05-13|deadurl=no}}</ref> For the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], the giant slalom was dropped in favor of the parallel giant slalom, an event that involves head-to-head racing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Salt Lake City 2002: The 19th Olympic Winter Games; Snowboarding|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/sports/salt-lake-city-2002-the-19th-olympic-winter-games-snowboarding.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-06-21|last=Wong|first=Edward|date=2002-02-05}}</ref> In [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], a third event, the snowboard cross, was held for the first time. In this event, competitors race against each other down a course with jumps, beams and other obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4723018.stm|publisher=[[BBC|BBC Sport]]|accessdate=2009-06-21|author=Thompson, Anna|date=2006-02-17|title=Snowboard cross 'here to stay'}}</ref> On July 11, 2011, the [[International Olympic Committee]]'s Executive Board approved the addition of Ski and Snowboard [[Slopestyle]] to the [[Winter Olympics]] roster of events, effective in [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]. The decision was announced via press conference from the IOC's meeting in Durban, South Africa. |
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Five athletes have won two medals. [[Philipp Schoch]] of Switzerland, [[Shaun White]] and [[Seth Wescott]] of the United States are the only double gold medalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/sports/olympics/18snowboard.html|title=White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold|date=2010-02-18|accessdate=2010-02-18|publisher=[[New York Times]]|author=Branch, John}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=2339143|title=Swiss dominate PGS qualifying; American Jewell in final|date=2006-02-22|accessdate=2009-06-21|publisher=[[ESPN]]|author=Associated Press}}</ref> [[Karine Ruby]] of France and Americans [[Ross Powers]] and [[Danny Kass]] also won two medals.<ref name="Records">{{cite press release|title=Factsheet: Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=2008-08-01 |url=http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1136.pdf|accessdate=2009-01-13|month=February|format=PDF}}</ref> In the men's half-pipe event, American snowboarders have collected six of nine possible medals, achieving a unique medal sweep in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1327572&type=HeadlineNews|publisher=ESPN|date=2002-02-11|title=Powers leads U.S. medals sweep in halfpipe|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref> Overall, the United States won a total of 19 medals, more than any other nation. The Americans and the Swiss collected five gold medals each. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics, 42 medals (14 of each color) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by 38 snowboarders from 11 [[National Olympic Committee]]s. |
Five athletes have won two medals. [[Philipp Schoch]] of Switzerland, [[Shaun White]] and [[Seth Wescott]] of the United States are the only double gold medalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/sports/olympics/18snowboard.html|title=White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold|date=2010-02-18|accessdate=2010-02-18|publisher=[[New York Times]]|author=Branch, John}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=2339143|title=Swiss dominate PGS qualifying; American Jewell in final|date=2006-02-22|accessdate=2009-06-21|publisher=[[ESPN]]|author=Associated Press}}</ref> [[Karine Ruby]] of France and Americans [[Ross Powers]] and [[Danny Kass]] also won two medals.<ref name="Records">{{cite press release|title=Factsheet: Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=2008-08-01 |url=http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1136.pdf|accessdate=2009-01-13|month=February|format=PDF}}</ref> In the men's half-pipe event, American snowboarders have collected six of nine possible medals, achieving a unique medal sweep in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1327572&type=HeadlineNews|publisher=ESPN|date=2002-02-11|title=Powers leads U.S. medals sweep in halfpipe|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref> Overall, the United States won a total of 19 medals, more than any other nation. The Americans and the Swiss collected five gold medals each. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics, 42 medals (14 of each color) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by 38 snowboarders from 11 [[National Olympic Committee]]s. |
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Snowboarding i a. sport that has been played at the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 WinterOlympics in Nagano, Japan.[1] Snowboarding was one of five new sports or disciplines added to the Winter Olympic program between 1992 and 2002, and was the only one not to have been a previous medal or demonstration event.[2] In 1998, four events, two for men and two for women, were held in two specialities: the giant slalom, a downhill event similar to giant slalom skiing; and the half-pipe, in which competitors perform tricks while going from one side of a semi-circular ditch to the other.[2] Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the men's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold medal in snowboarding.[3] Rebagliati was briefly stripped of his medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after testing positive for marijuana. However, the IOC's decision was reverted following an appeal from the Canadian Olympic Association.[4] For the 2002 Winter Olympics, the giant slalom was dropped in favor of the parallel giant slalom, an event that involves head-to-head racing.[5] In 2006, a third event, the snowboard cross, was held for the first time. In this event, competitors race against each other down a course with jumps, beams and other obstacles.[6] On July 11, 2011, the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board approved the addition of Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle to the Winter Olympics roster of events, effective in 2014. The decision was announced via press conference from the IOC's meeting in Durban, South Africa.
Five athletes have won two medals. Philipp Schoch of Switzerland, Shaun White and Seth Wescott of the United States are the only double gold medalists.[7][8] Karine Ruby of France and Americans Ross Powers and Danny Kass also won two medals.[9] In the men's half-pipe event, American snowboarders have collected six of nine possible medals, achieving a unique medal sweep in 2002.[10] Overall, the United States won a total of 19 medals, more than any other nation. The Americans and the Swiss collected five gold medals each. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics, 42 medals (14 of each color) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by 38 snowboarders from 11 National Olympic Committees.
Events
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Years |
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| Men's halfpipe | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's giant slalom | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's parallel slalom | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's parallel giant slalom | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's slopestyle | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's snowboard cross | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Women's halfpipe | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Women's giant slalom | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's parallel slalom | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's parallel giant slalom | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's slopestyle | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's snowboard cross | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Medal table
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Norway (NOR) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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Number of athletes by Nation
| Nations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Athletes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125 | 118 | 187 | 185 | 430 |
See also
References
- ^ "Snowboarding". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b "Snowboarding History". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Berkow, Ira (1998-02-09). "Young, Hip Sport Zigzags Into the Olympic Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Gross, George (2006-02-21). "Ross Rebagliati: 1998 – Nagano, Japan". Sun Media Corporation. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Wong, Edward (2002-02-05). "Salt Lake City 2002: The 19th Olympic Winter Games; Snowboarding". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Thompson, Anna (2006-02-17). "Snowboard cross 'here to stay'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Branch, John (2010-02-18). "White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ Associated Press (2006-02-22). "Swiss dominate PGS qualifying; American Jewell in final". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Factsheet: Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Powers leads U.S. medals sweep in halfpipe". ESPN. 2002-02-11. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- Olympic Committee Data
- "Snowboarding Medal Results". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 Feb 2010.
- NBC Olympic Coverage
- "2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarding Results". NBC 2010 Winter Olympic Coverage. NBC. Retrieved 17 Feb 2010.
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