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Snowboarding At The 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's Halfpipe
The men's halfpipe competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at Kanbayashi Snowboard Park Kanbayashi Snowboard Park is a park located in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. Constructed in 1995, it hosted the snowboarding half-pipe events for the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as .... Results Qualifying Round 1 The top eight automatically qualified for the final. Round 2 The top eight finishers qualified for the final. Final The 16 finalists each competed in two runs, with the total score counting for ranking. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Men's Halfpipe Men's Halfpipe Men's events at the 1998 Winter Olympics ... [...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] |
