Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics

Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics
Governing body FIS
Events 10 (men: 5; women: 5)
Games
1924 • 1928• 1932• 1936 • 1948 • 1952
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998
2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014
Medalists

Snowboarding is a sport at the Winter Olympic Games. It was first included in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[1] Snowboarding was one of five new sports or disciplines added to the Winter Olympic program between 1992 and 2002, and was the only one not to have been a previous medal or demonstration event.[2] In 1998, four events, two for men and two for women, were held in two specialities: the giant slalom, a downhill event similar to giant slalom skiing; and the half-pipe, in which competitors perform tricks while going from one side of a semi-circular ditch to the other.[2] Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the men's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold medal in snowboarding.[3] Rebagliati was briefly stripped of his medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after testing positive for marijuana. However, the IOC's decision was reverted following an appeal from the Canadian Olympic Association.[4] For the 2002 Winter Olympics, giant slalom was expanded to add head-to-head racing and was renamed parallel giant slalom.[5] In 2006, a third event, the snowboard cross, was held for the first time. In this event, competitors race against each other down a course with jumps, beams and other obstacles.[6] On July 11, 2011, the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board approved the addition of Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle to the Winter Olympics roster of events, effective in 2014. The decision was announced via press conference from the IOC's meeting in Durban, South Africa. A fifth event, parallel slalom, will be contested starting in 2014.

Six athletes have won two medals. Philipp Schoch of Switzerland, Shaun White and Seth Wescott of the United States are the only double gold medalists.[7][8] Karine Ruby of France and Americans Ross Powers and Danny Kass also won two medals.[9] In the men's half-pipe event, American snowboarders have collected six of nine possible medals, achieving a unique medal sweep in 2002.[10] The United States won a total of 22 medals, more than any other nation. The Americans and the Swiss collected five gold medals each. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics, 42 medals (14 of each color) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by 38 snowboarders from 11 National Olympic Committees.

Events

• = official event.

Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 Years
Men's (parallel) giant slalom Note 1 • • • • • 5
Men's half-pipe • • • • • 5
Men's snowboard cross • • • 3
Men's snowboard slopestyle • 1
Men's parallel slalom • 1
Women's (parallel) giant slalom Note 1 • • • • • 5
Women's half-pipe • • • • • 5
Women's snowboard cross • • • 3
Women's snowboard slopestyle • 1
Women's parallel slalom • 1
Total events 4 4 6 6 10

^ Note 1. Giant slalom in 1998; parallel giant slalom since 2002.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 10 5 9 24
2  Switzerland (SUI) 7 2 3 12
3  France (FRA) 3 3 4 10
4  Canada (CAN) 3 2 2 7
5  Russia (RUS) 2 2 1 5
6  Germany (GER) 1 3 1 5
7  Austria (AUT) 1 1 4 6
8  Australia (AUS) 1 1 0 2
9  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 0 0 1
 Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
11  Norway (NOR) 0 3 1 4
12  Finland (FIN) 0 2 1 3
 Japan (JPN) 0 2 1 3
14  Italy (ITA) 0 1 1 2
 Slovenia (SLO) 0 1 1 2
16  Slovakia (SVK) 0 1 0 1
 Sweden (SWE) 0 1 0 1
18  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1
Total 30 30 30 90

Number of athletes by Nation

Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 Years
 Andorra (AND)                   112
 Argentina (ARG)                   1
 Australia (AUS)                   198115
 Austria (AUT)                   91213175
 Brazil (BRA)                   1113
 Bulgaria (BUL)                   1224
 Canada (CAN)                   91618245
 China (CHN)                   2563
 Croatia (CRO)                   11
 Czech Republic (CZE)                   3553
 Denmark (DEN)                   12
 Finland (FIN)                   755115
 France (FRA)                   121617135
 Germany (GER)                   9118105
 Great Britain (GBR)                   14474
 Greece (GRE)                   1
 Ireland (IRL)                   11
 Italy (ITA)                   101611125
 Japan (JPN)                   9121185
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)                   11
 Netherlands (NED)                   12265
 New Zealand (NZL)                   3554
 Norway (NOR)                   64995
 Poland (POL)                   26465
 Russia (RUS)                   186154
 Serbia (SRB)                   11
 Slovakia (SVK)                   113
 Slovenia (SLO)                   247105
 South Korea (KOR)                   142
 Spain (ESP)                   15445
 Sweden (SWE)                   1113125
 Switzerland (SUI)                   121616245
 Ukraine (UKR)                   222
 United States (USA)                   141618235
Nations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 19 24 27 31
Athletes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 125 118 187 185 243
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Snowboarding". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  2. 1 2 "Snowboarding History". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  3. ↑ Berkow, Ira (1998-02-09). "Young, Hip Sport Zigzags Into the Olympic Mainstream". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  4. ↑ Gross, George (2006-02-21). "Ross Rebagliati: 1998 – Nagano, Japan". Sun Media Corporation. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  5. ↑ Wong, Edward (2002-02-05). "Salt Lake City 2002: The 19th Olympic Winter Games; Snowboarding". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Anna (2006-02-17). "Snowboard cross 'here to stay'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  7. ↑ Branch, John (2010-02-18). "White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  8. ↑ Associated Press (2006-02-22). "Swiss dominate PGS qualifying; American Jewell in final". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Factsheet: Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Powers leads U.S. medals sweep in halfpipe". ESPN. 2002-02-11. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
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