Snowboarding
Introduction to Snowboarding
Snowboarding is also called snowboarding.
Originated in the United States in the mid-1960s, its emergence is related to surfing.
In 1965, Sherman Poppin tied two snowboards together and accidentally created a new "ski" with two feet on the entire board. Snowboarding is also called winter surfing. In sports, snowboarders use one ski instead of a pair of skis, using their body and feet to control direction.
In the 1980s, snowboarding became popular in the United States and then spread to Europe.
The U.S. National Championships were held in 1982, and the first World Championships were held in 1983. The International Snowboarding Federation was established in 1990. In 1994, the International Skating Union designated snowboarding as an official event of the Winter Olympics. In 1998 Snowboarding competitions were held for the first time at the Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan.
The site is 936 meters long, with an average slope of 18.21 degrees and a slope height of 290 meters.
The height difference is 120~200 meters. The pennant gates are placed alternately on the left and right. There are about 25 flag gates, and the distance between the flag gates is at least 8 meters.
The two pillars of the starting flag gate (1.10 meters high, 1.30 meters wide at the base) are of different heights, with a pennant in the middle.
When the game starts, the starting gate opens automatically and two players start at the same time.
The moment the athlete passes through the flag gate, the pressure is concentrated on the toes, the chest is pushed forward to cross, and the pressure is concentrated on the heels after passing through.
The main technical movements include left and right turns.
Giant slalom boots are similar to ski boots, but more flexible.
Skateboards are stiff and narrow to facilitate turning and gliding at high speeds.
Ranking is determined by skating speed.
The rules stipulate that the top 16 in the two preliminaries will advance to the finals, followed by a knockout round, with the top 16 advancing to the 8th, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.
During the official competition, players are drawn into groups of two and conduct two preliminaries on parallel tracks. The track must be switched in the second preliminaries.
Players who fall behind in the first race will start late, and the delay time is the time they fell behind in the first race.
The first player to reach the finish line in the second race wins.
The U-shaped pool venue is a U-shaped slide, 120 meters long, 15 meters wide, 3.5 meters deep, with an average slope of 18 degrees.
The skateboard is slightly softer and wider, and the soles of the boots are thicker.
During the competition, athletes slide in the U-shaped slide under the accompaniment of music and use the slide to perform various rotation and jumping movements, usually 5-8 shapes. Five referees will perform various rotations and jumps based on the difficulty of the completed movements. and effect score, each person's maximum score shall not exceed 10 points, and the sum of the five scores is the player's score for this round.
There are two rounds of qualifiers in the competition. The top six players in the first round of qualifiers will directly advance to the finals.
The remaining players will participate in the second round of qualifiers, and the top six players will also qualify for the finals.
The last 12 finalists will compete in two rounds, and the final ranking will be determined based on the best results in the two final rounds.
The main movements include jumping to grab the board, jumping to the non-grabbing board, handstand, jumping to handstand, rotation, etc.
The 2006 Turin Winter Olympics added a snowboard cross-country competition. The height difference of the competition venue is 100~240 meters, the average slope is 14%~18%, the route length is 500~900 meters, and the track width is It is about 40 meters and the competition takes about 40 to 70 seconds.
There are snow hills, jumping points and sharp turns along the way, and collisions often occur. Snowboarders must use their own various skills to overcome obstacles to complete the competition.
The final score of the race is determined by the time to reach the finish line.
There will be 32 men and women participating in the Turin Winter Olympics. Each player will start separately in the two rounds of qualifying. The top 16 players in time will advance to the quarter-finals.
Starting from the quarter-finals, four players in each group will participate, and the top two will advance to the next round.
China's snowboarding project was officially established in 2003, mainly carrying out U-shaped snow skills projects.
With its outstanding achievements in gymnastics, martial arts and other events, China’s snowboarding event has properly selected its talents and has made rapid progress in just five years: at the 2005 Universiade Winter Games, Chinese player Pan Lei The Chinese team won its first snowboarding silver medal in an international competition, and the Chinese team also qualified for two 2006 Turin Winter Olympics in this event.
In the 2007~2008 season, 17-year-old Chinese player Liu Jiayu stood out and won two World Cup gold medals, and once ranked first in the world.
At the World Championships held in South Korea in January 2009, the Chinese team achieved a historic breakthrough and won the U-shaped pool team and individual championships. The Chinese team is gradually forming a group advantage and looks forward to winning at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Strive to create new achievements.