Olympic hopeful Kevin Pearce sustained serious injury during difficult trick. Jan. 5, 2010 — -- As the Olympic qualifiers for snowboarding are set to start today in California, one fresh-faced ...

When it comes to snowboard grabs, few maneuvers hold the same allure as the Method Air. It's a trick that combines style, grace, and exhilaration, and professional snowboarder Brock Crouch, renowned ...

Women’s halfpipe made its debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Unlike at recent Winter Games, athletes were not judged on amplitude. The halfpipe measured half the size of the 22-foot halfpipe walls ...

Who has qualified for snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics for Team USA? Find out the athletes and other information ...

Australian snowboarder Scotty James calls the process of perfecting his signature trick on the halfpipe akin to a right-handed person “trying to write a thesis with your left hand.” Impossible? No.

The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a “snurfer” and started ...

The early version of the snowboard, the Snurfer, was created in Michigan. Modern snowboarding on a board with bindings was made popular separately by Tom Sims and Jake Burton Carpenter. When was ...

Feb. 27—BLOODY DRACULA. The Suitcase. Chicken Salad. Gnar. Snowboarding's aerial maneuvers may grab you and not let go. The sport is one of the most freedom-seeking and boundary-testing activities on ...

It’s 1998. Snowboarding has just been added to the Winter Olympics in Nagano. The sport is still gaining popularity and credibility and losing its rebellious reputation. The Nagano halfpipe mirrors ...