Unofficial Olympic Guidebooks: Snowboarding
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Nothing quite matches the excitement of the Winter Olympics! This book will be your guide to snowboarding. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes on the podium when the Games are done! Enjoy this book to better understand snowboarding, how it works and what to look for at the Sochi 2014 Games. Bonus! Learn how to become an Olympic Snowboarder!
Kyle Richardson
Kyle Richardson is an Olympic fanatic. During the 1996 Games he gave himself a bladder infection because he did not want to leave the couch. Overshare? Maybe. Or maybe it is just a preview of all of the amazing Olympic facts that you will find in his guide books. Be brave, buy a book, and find out for yourself.
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Unofficial Olympic Guidebook - Snowboarding
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First Printing: 2013
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Introduction
The Olympics are once again upon us! The Winter Olympics only come around once every four years. It’s a magical two weeks filled with heartwarming and heart wrenching stories that remind us all what it is like to try, practice and give something our all. Plus, there are 15 sports contested by the best athletes in the world. It doesn’t get better than that!
This book will be your guide to snowboarding. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes on the podium when the Games are done!
Don’t forget to read all the way to the end of this book to get tips and hints for spectators, whether you will be watching at home or in person. Want to be an Olympian? There’s also a section on how to get started.
Nothing quite matches the excitement of the sports-apolooza that is the Olympics. The culture, the drama, the patriotic fans and the best athletes of the world coming together for two weeks of competition. It cannot be imitated or duplicated. Enjoy this book to better understand snowboarding, how it works and what to look for at the Sochi 2014 Games.
History
Snowboarding started in the United States in the 1960’s, when a father created a snurfer
for his daughter to be able to surf the snowy hills in Michigan. The concept caught imaginations as well as enthusiasts. Over one million snurfers were sold in the 1960’s but the shortcomings of the design also inspired devotees to work on their own boards. Over the next decade, various pioneers boosted the production of boards and the sport began to gain crossover appeal. Surfers and skateboarders became involved, and by 1980, snowboarding was a nationwide activity.
In the late 1970s snowboarders started to invade
traditional ski resorts, but faced opposition from skiers and resorts resulting in an ongoing skier versus snowboarder feud. In the mid-1980’s snowboarding was allowed on less than 10% of the slopes in America and Europe. As the equipment and revenue potential for resorts improved so did the acceptance of snowboarding. By the 1990’s almost all resorts allowed full access for snowboarders.
The United States held their first national championships in 1982 and hosted the first World Championships the following year. The International Snowboarding Federation (ISF)