Snowboarding is one of the newest sports in the Winter Olympics, making its debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Although snowboarding has only appeared in six Olympic Games so far, this has not hindered the popularity of the sport. Snowboarding has now become one of the most popular and exciting sports at the Winter Olympics.
There are 11 competitions in snowboarding at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and the newly added snowboard mixed team obstacle course chase is also included. Here, the International Olympic Committee has prepared a snowboarding guide for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Star player
Jamie Anderson
Anderson is considered one of the most popular athletes to win medals at the Olympics, having won gold in women's steeplechase skills at two consecutive Winter Olympics and a silver medal in the big jump. With 17 medals in her hand, she will be the biggest hit in the slope obstacle course.
Sean White
Three-time Winter Olympic champion Sean White, the king of U-shaped venue skills, will make his fifth appearance at the Olympics. He has been absent for three years after successfully reaching the top with the last slide at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In his absence, the arena changed dramatically. At the Winter Olympics, he will compete fiercely with a number of Japanese athletes.
Chloe King
American Chloe King, the youngest snowboard champion in the history of the Winter Olympics, was just 17 years old when he won the U-Shaped Track Skills Championship in Pyeongchang. After just another perfect season, Chloe King is undoubtedly a favorite to win the medal. She will come to Beijing with the aura of a World Championship champion and a World Extreme Games champion.
What to watch in the game
Snowboarding has been featured in the Winter Olympics for 24 years. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics added the first mixed men's and women's event, the Mixed Team Obstacle Course. After the successful debut of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the snowboard jumping event will continue to appear in the snowboard competition schedule of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Snowboarding requires athletes to have a variety of different skills, and the referee will score the athletes from several points of consideration. In the U-Shaped Field Skills and Slope Obstacle Courses, the referee will score the athletes based on their range of movements, difficulty, variations, execution, etc. In the slope obstacle course, the total score consists of 60% skill points and 40% overall impressions. In the big jump competition, the scoring dimensions of the athlete include difficulty, execution, amplitude and landing. Athletes who complete their skills in the air and can control the landing will receive higher points, and if they are unstable, they will be deducted points.
Kelly Clark, gold medalist in U-shaped track skills at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, said: "At the current level of athletes, I don't think I can win a race with just one trick. I think you have to have a whole set of moves, covering a wealth of technical moves and techniques. I'm looking forward to this year's snowboard race and I think the competition will be very intense. ”
For more information, please pay attention to the Winter Olympics.
Source Client Winter Olympics
Edited by: Kandian
Process Editor Tai Shaofeng