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Snowboarding At The 2022 Winter Olympics
Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics were held at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou and Big Air Shougang in Beijing, China. The events took place between 5 and 15 February 2022. A total of 11 snowboarding events will be held. In July 2018, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially added the mixed team snowboard cross event to the Olympic program, increasing the total number of events to 11. A total of 238 quota spots were distributed to the sport of snowboarding, a decline of 20 from the 2018 Winter Olympics. A total of 11 events were contested, five for men, five for women and one mixed. Qualification A total of 238 athletes qualified to compete in the snowboarding events (119 men and 119 women). A country can enter a maximum of 26 athletes across all events, with a maximum of 14 per gender. A total of eight quotas (one per event) is reserved for the host nation, if it fails to qualify in that respective event. Each event also has a minimum FIS points tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding Pictogram
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, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's Parallel Giant Slalom
The men's parallel giant slalom competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. The event was won by Benjamin Karl of Austria, the 2010 silver and 2014 bronze medalist. Tim Mastnak of Slovenia won silver, his first Olympic medal. Vic Wild, the 2014 champion, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the bronze medal. Nevin Galmarini was the defending champion. He did not qualify for the elimination round. The 2018 silver medalist, Lee Sang-ho, and the bronze medalist, Žan Košir, qualified for the Olympics as well. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, five parallel giant slalom events were held before the Olympics. Stefan Baumeister was leading the ranking, followed by Lee and Dmitry Loginov. Loginov was the 2021 world champion, with Roland Fischnaller and Andrey Sobolev Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev (russian: Андрей Андреевич Соболев; born 27 November 1989) is a Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Scherrer
Jan Scherrer (born 11 July 1994) is a Swiss snowboarder. He is a three-time Olympian, representing Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He placed third to win the bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Career Scherrer was born in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Switzerland. He began snowboarding at age 7 in 2001 and began competing in the 2002-2003 season. In his first Olympic showing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Scherrer finished the qualification in 9th place of the 2nd heat, qualifying him to the semifinal. However, he suffered an right ankle injury and pulled out of the semifinal, and thus did not compete in the final. At the 2018 Pyongchang Olympics, finished the qualifier in 6th place with a score of 84.00, and finished in 9th place with a score of 80.50 in the final. In Scherrer's third Olympic appearance at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, he claimed the bronze medal with a fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotty James
Scott James (born 6 July 1994) is an Australian snowboarder and four-time Olympian. He was the flag bearer for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the halfpipe. Scotty grew up in Warrandyte, Victoria and is a keen golfer and skateboarder. Personal life James is currently engaged to Chloe Stroll. James has a condition that causes his knee to randomly dislocate. Career James first competed on the international circuit as a 16-year-old at the 2010 Europa Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland. Throughout his first two World Cup seasons, concluding 1 July 2012, he has proven himself an up-and-coming star of the halfpipe, with consistently improving results. A 23rd place in the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup in Kreischberg, Austria. When teammate Nate Johnstone was ruled out of the Games with an ankle injury, James went to the World Cup in Stoneham, Canada, to try to achieve the top-19 result that would make him eligible to replace Johnstone. He pulled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayumu Hirano
is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the superpipe in 2013 Winter X Games XVII at the age of 14, becoming the youngest medalist in X Games history, and won silver medals in the half-pipe at both the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a skateboarder, becoming the only athlete, who participated in all of the three consecutive Olympic Games in East Asia between 2018 and 2022. Early life Ayumu Hirano was born and raised in a small coastal city called Murakami in Niigata Prefecture, situated in a rather snowy area in Japan. His mother named him Ayumu (歩夢), which means "walk the dream" (歩＝walk, 夢＝dream), wishing him to become a person who would know the joy of pursuing a dream and the perseverance to make it come true. His father, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Parrot
Maxence "Max" Parrot (born June 6, 1994) is a Canadian snowboarder. He is the reigning Olympic champion in slopestyle, winning gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics and also won a silver in the event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Parrot has also won six gold medals at the Winter X Games and two gold medals at the Winter X Games Europe. Early life Parrot was born and raised near the Bromont ski area in Quebec. He began skiing at age 3 and discovered snowboarding at age 9. His father, Alain Parrot, was an alpine ski racer and Canadian waterski champion. Career Max Parrot has made snowboarding history four times. In 2013 he laid down the first Backside Triple Cork ever seen in an X Games Slopestyle event. In 2014, Parrot was the first to land consecutive Triple jumps in a Slopestyle run at the X Games. In April 2015, Parrot performed the very first Cab Quadruple Underflip 1620. In January 2016, he brought the Cab 1800 Triple Cork into competition at the X Games in Aspen, earning him his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Røisland
Mons Røisland (born 28 January 1997) is a Norwegian snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX. He finished 20th in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 – Men's big air, big air event at the 2017 World Championships, 12th in the Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle, slopestyle event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and 7th in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019 – Men's snowboard slopestyle, slopestyle event at the 2019 World Championships. He competed in 2022 Winter Olympics and won the silver in the Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's big air, Big Air event. He placed 4th in slopestyle and 2nd in big air at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023, 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Career Røisland began snowboarding at eight years old on a trip around the world involving a three-month stop in Whistler, British Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Yiming
Su Yiming (; born 18 February 2004) is a Chinese snowboarder, an Olympic champion and former child actor. By winning the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air event at Steamboat Ski Resort on 4 December 2021, he became the first Chinese snowboarder to take a World Cup podium position. Su is recognized as the first snowboarder to successfully complete and land the 1980-degree aerial spin. 2022 Winter Olympics He is competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was the only competitor to achieve an ''1800-degree'' aerial in the men's slopestyle event, winning a silver medal, making him the second Chinese athlete after Liu Jiayu to win an Olympic medal in snowboarding. The silver was controversial however, as confounded fans said Su was "robbed" by the low judging scores in spite of his unprecedented performances, and also due to the judges missing a glaring error made by gold medalist Max Parrot of Canada after judges fail to see him grab his knee rather than his board during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's Big Air
The men's big air competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February (qualification) and 15 February (final), at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing. Su Yiming of China won the event, his first Olympic gold medal. Mons Røisland of Norway won silver, his first Olympic medal, and Max Parrot of Canada won bronze. The defending champion was Sébastien Toutant. He was competing but did not make it to the final. Neither the 2018 silver medalist, Kyle Mack, nor the bronze medalist, Billy Morgan, qualified for the Olympics. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, only two big air events were held before the Olympics, won by Jonas Bösiger and Su Yiming. Mark McMorris was also the 2021 world champion, with Parrot and Marcus Kleveland being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. Kleveland was 2019 X-Games winner, ahead of Sven Thorgren and Røisland. Qualification A total of 30 snowboarders qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's Big Air
The women's big air competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February (qualification) and 15 February (final), at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing. Anna Gasser of Austria won the event, successfully defending her 2018 title. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the silver medal, and Kokomo Murase of Japan bronze, her first Olympic medal. The 2018 silver medalist, Jamie Anderson, twice Olympic champion in slopestyle, and the bronze medalist, Sadowski-Synnott, qualified as well. Andreson did not qualify for the finals. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup The 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup is the 28th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 23 October 2021 and will conclude on 27 March 2022. Competitions consist of parallel slalom, parall ..., only two big air events were held before the Olympics. Gasser was second in both, and was leading the ranking, followed by Reira Iwabuchi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Mixed Team Snowboard Cross
The mixed team snowboard cross competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. This was the first time a mixed snowboarding event would be featured at the Olympics. Nick Baumgartner and Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States won the event. Jacobellis added a second gold to the one she won two days earlier in the individual snowboard cross (which was also Team USA's first 2022 Olympic gold), while Baumgartner won his first Olympic medal. Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli of Italy won the silver medal, and Éliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine of Canada bronze. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup The 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup is the 28th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 23 October 2021 and will conclude on 27 March 2022. Competitions consist of parallel slalom, parall ..., only one mixed team snowboard cross event was held before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding At The 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's Snowboard Cross
The men's snowboard cross competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. Alessandro Hämmerle of Austria became the champion. Éliot Grondin of Canada won the silver medal, and Omar Visintin of Italy the bronze. For all of them, this was the first Olympic medal. Summary The 2014 and 2018 champion, Pierre Vaultier, retired from competitions. The 2018 silver medalist, Jarryd Hughes, qualified for the Olympics. The bronze medalist, Regino Hernández, did not qualify and retired as professional rider in January 2022. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup The 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup is the 28th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 23 October 2021 and will conclude on 27 March 2022. Competitions consist of parallel slalom, parall ..., six snowboard cross events were held before the Olympics. Martin Nörl was leading the ranking, foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
