Snowboard at the Olympics

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Snowboarding has been part of the Winter Olympics programsince the 1998 Winter Olympics .

With the parallel giant slalom, the halfpipe, snowboard cross, slopestyle and, since 2018, big air, five disciplines are currently Olympic. The competitions are organized for women and men.

A list of the Olympic champions in snowboarding can be found under: List of Olympic champions in snowboarding .

history

In 1995 the IOC decided to include the sport in the Olympic Games. This was associated with great criticism within the sport from the part of the riders, because the responsibility for the qualification was transferred to the FIS, although the sport had already had its own association with the International Snowboarding Federation for several years . The FIS started its own series to the exclusion of the ISF and laid down new rules that were adapted to those of the skiers. The internationally most successful driver at the time, Terje Håkonsen , then refused to take part in the 1998 Games in Nagano. In 2011 the FIS and the Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour came into conflict because of the newly introduced slopestyle discipline . The TTR had already integrated this discipline into the competition calendar years earlier, but the IOC again transferred responsibility to the FIS, although the association had very little experience in this area. The IOC rejected a proposal for a joint qualification series with the FIS.

Competitions

discipline 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 total
Men halfpipe • • • • • • 6th
Giant slalom •           1
Parallel giant slalom   • • • • • 5
Snowboard cross     • • • • 4th
Parallel slalom         •   1
Slopestyle         • • 2
Big Air           • 1
Women halfpipe • • • • • • 6th
Giant slalom •           1
Parallel giant slalom   • • • • • 5
Snowboard cross     • • • • 4th
Parallel slalom         •   1
Slopestyle         • • 2
Big Air           • 1
total 4th 4th 6th 6th 10 10 40

Medal table

rank country gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Total
1 United StatesUnited States United States 10 5 9 24
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 7th 2 3 12
3 CanadaCanada Canada 3 2 2 7th
4th FranceFrance France 3 3 4th 10
5 RussiaRussia Russia 2 2 1 5
6th GermanyGermany Germany 1 3 1 5
7th AustriaAustria Austria 1 1 4th 6th
8th AustraliaAustralia Australia 1 1 0 2
9 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 1 0 0 1
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
11 NorwayNorway Norway 0 3 1 4th
12 FinlandFinland Finland 0 2 1 3
JapanJapan Japan 0 2 1 3

see also: List of Olympic champions in snowboarding

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Down with the Greisen - Report from the Spiegel, February 19, 1996
  2. ↑ Terje Haakonsen Says Olympics No Good for Snowboarding - Report from Mountain Zone Magazine, January 8, 1998 in English
  3. ↑ FIS Rejects TTR's Proposal For Joint Olympic Qualification Calendar - Report from Transworld Snowboard Magazine, November 8, 2011 in English