Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics

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Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics
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IOC CodeSBD
Governing body FIS
Events10 (men: 5; women: 5)
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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, was added only for 2014. Big air was added for 2018.

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Six athletes have won at least two medals. Shaun White of the United States is the only triple gold medalist. Philipp Schoch of Switzerland, along with Chloe Kim 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] [10] As of the 2014 Winter Olympics, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by snowboarders from 21 National Olympic Committees.

Summary

GamesYearEventsBest Nation
117
18 1998 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1)
19 2002 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1)
20 2006 6Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)
21 2010 6Flag of the United States.svg  United States (3)
22 2014 10Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4)
23 2018 10Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5)
24 2022 11

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (1)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6)

25 202611

Events

Men's

Event2428323648525660646872768084889294 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
(parallel) giant slalom Note 1 7
half-pipe 7
snowboard cross 5
slopestyle 3
big air 2
parallel slalom 1
Total events2233555

Women's

Event2428323648525660646872768084889294 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
(parallel) giant slalom Note 1 7
half-pipe 7
snowboard cross 5
slopestyle 3
big air 2
parallel slalom 1
Total events2233555

Mixed

Event2428323648525660646872768084889294 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
snowboard cross, team 1
Total events1

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

Medal table

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics): [11]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1781035
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)82414
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)55717
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)52411
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)45413
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)3014
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2215
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1427
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1337
10Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1326
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1225
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1203
13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1113
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1001
15Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0415
16Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)0235
17Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0224
18Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0112
19Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0101
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0101
22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0022
23Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (ROC)0011
Totals (23 entries)515151153

Number of athletes by nation

Nation2428323648525660646872768084889294 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Years
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)                 11114
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)                 122
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)                 11981111117
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)                 11912131714137
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)                 1313
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)                 11114
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)                 1122316
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)                 12916182421237
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)                 2569145
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)                 112
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)                 355755
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)                 112
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)                 675511847
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)                 13121617131397
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)                 891181013157
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)                 1447536
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)                 31
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)                 11
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)                 1113
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)                 91016111212177
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)                 791211816197
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)                 11
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)                 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)                 11226347
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)                 1355436
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)                 76499547
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)                 32646657
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)                 1861516156
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)                 11
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)                 111115
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)                 124710767
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)                 141054
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)                 21544427
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)                 10111312227
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)                 121216162424197
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)                 22114
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)                 141416182325267
Nations-----------------22192427313031
Athletes-----------------125118187185243248233
Year2428323648525660646872768084889294 98 02 06 10 14 18 22

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