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Previous Issues > January 2007 > Come Out & Play > Snowboarding

	Come Out & Play Snowboarding published: January 2007 By Staff Report Email Author Snowboarding is a mix of skiing, skateboarding and surfing. The sport was invented in the 1960s in the United States. Equipment You Need Snowboards are shaped like hourglasses, which makes it easier to turn the board. Boards are usually five feet long and 10 inches thick. The boards are strapped to the snowboarders feet, and the boarders do not use poles to balance like skiiers. You will want to wear a helmet for safety, just as when skateboarding or riding your bike. How Its Done There are three kinds of snowboarding: alpine, freestyle and boardercross. Alpine snowboarding is like skiing. The snowboarders are each timed as they slide downhill around gates. The fastest time wins. In boardercross snowboarding, boarders race downhill and avoid obstacles like bumps. The first boarder at the finish line is the winner. Freestyle snowboarding is like skateboarding. The contestants perform snowboarding tricks in a half-pipe. A half-pipe is a U-shaped ramp that is 10-20 feet tall. The snowboarders board from side to side until they fly into the air and do tricks. Most snowboarding tricks are based on skateboarding stunts. A group of judges score the boarders on their stunts. Snowboarding is known as an extreme sport. Extreme sports are sports that have high speeds and can be risky. Snowboarders must wear helmets and padding to protect themselves. The International Olympic Committee recognized snowboarding as a sport in 1994. The first Olympic snowboarding competition was at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nangano, Japan. In the 2006 Winter Olympics, the United States won three gold medals and three silver medals in snowboarding. Ashley Genova is a freelance writer from Fayetteville, NC. Source: Snowboarding. Britannica Encyclopedia Online; Wikipedia. Winter Olympics.

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