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The Olympic Games date all the way back to Ancient Greece. Snowboarding's involvement in the Winter Olympics dates back until 1998, making its debut in the Nagano Games in Japan. Therefore we can say that snowboarding is the new kid on the block. The incorporation of snowboarding in the Winter Olympics came about due to the International Ski Federation (FIS) and its organization of competition rules, standards and equipment. The first featured events at the Nagano Games were the giant slalom and the halfpipe.
Today, the number of events has increased to six. They include the following:
In the halfpipe, snowboarders ride down a half cylindrical pipe where they get "air" from the speed of the slope. In the air, they perform a variety of aerial tricks and techniques to score them points. The more difficult the tricks are and if they are landed, that will score high with the judges. The Parallel giant slalom is a version of alpine snowboarding where the competitors race against one another on a mountain slope. There are 16 competitors that race until only one is crowned with the gold. The final event in the Olympic Games is the Snowboard Cross. Here the course has a variety of obstacles and jumps where four competitors challenge each other at the same time. The first two winners of the race go on to the next round until the final round where the podium results are achieved.
Here is a list of the first Olympic snowboarding gold winners:
The giant slalom was discontinued and the parallel giant slalom replaced it at the following Winter Olympics.
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