One board, both feet strapped in, and several very different competitive disciplines: halfpipe. Eight tools take you from confused to the sharpest eye in the room.
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What every player is actually for — and how to watch them.
Shapes, tactics and momentum: see what the experts see.
Why that was hard — the difficulty the camera hides.
Signals, reviews and respect: the officials decoded.
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One board, both feet strapped in, and several very different competitive disciplines: halfpipe, slopestyle and big air are judged; snowboard cross is a race; parallel giant slalom is against the clock and each other.
The United States, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, New Zealand, Australia and increasingly China.
Park riders often compete internationally as teenagers. Recreational snowboarding is done at all ages, and it is generally quicker to learn than skiing to an intermediate level.
The United States and Japan in halfpipe and slopestyle; Austria and Italy in the racing disciplines.
Afriski beginner weeks or the Joburg ski deck get you sideways.
A spin / flip · A grab & style · Amplitude & air · The landing · Racing & edging
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