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Berenice Wicki
Berenice Wicki (born 24 September 2002) is a Swiss snowboarder who competes in the halfpipe discipline. She represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career At the 2015–16 FIS Snowboard Europa Cup #13 in Davos, Wicki won in the women's halfpipe #1 event. Wicki medaled gold at the 2017 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships in Laax. In the 2018 Junior World Championships in Cardrona, New Zealand, Cardrona, Wicki ranked 6th. At the 2019 Junior World Championships in Leysin, Wicki ranked 5th. In the 2018–19 FIS Snowboard Europa Cup #19 in Crans-Montana, Wicki won in the women's halfpipe event. Wicki represented Switzerland at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in the Snowboarding at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' halfpipe, girls' halfpipe event, where she medaled bronze with a score of 81.33. At the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships, Wicki ranked 17th in the FIS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games. Snowboarding was developed in the United States, inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing, and skiing. It became popular around the globe, and was introduced as a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. , its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since. History The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
