10 Interesting Fact About The history of snowboarding

Transcript:

Languages:

• Snowboarding was first introduced in the 1960s by a surfer named Sherman Poppen. He created a skiboard that he named Snurfer which later became the forerunner of modern snowboarding.
• In 1985, snowboarding began to be recognized as an official sport and first entered the competition in the United States.
• In 1998, Snowboarding first became an official sport in the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
• Initially, snowboarding is considered a dangerous and prohibited sport in several ski resorts. However, along with its increasing popularity, snowboarding is now accepted in almost all ski resorts worldwide.
• At present, there are several different types of snowboard, including freestyle, all-mountain, and backcountry.
• Shaun White, a snowboarder from the United States, has won three Olympic gold medals and 13 world championships.
• In 2016, Snowboarding became a new sport in X Games, which is the largest extreme sports competition in the world.
• In 2018, Chloe Kim, a snowboarder from the United States, became the youngest woman who won the Olympic gold medal in a snowboarding.
• In 2020, Snowboarding became one of the first sports to hold competitions at the Teen Winter Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Snowboarding has also influenced popular culture, with the emergence of snowboarding films such as The Art of Flight and famous snowboarders such as Haakonsen and Travis Rice.