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World Para Snowboard Championships, was played first time at 2015.
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World Para Snowboard Championships, was played first time at 2015.
| Number | Year | City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | La Molina |  Spain | 10 |
| 2 | 2017 | Big White |  Canada | 10 |
| 3 | 2019 | Pyhä |  Finland | 16 |
| 4 | 2021 | Lillehammer |  Norway | 16 |
| 5 | 2023 | La Molina | Spain | 16 |
| 6 | 2025 | Big White | Canada |
| Rank | IPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 RPC (RPC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 46 | 44 | 38 | 128 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Chris Vos | Norway Kristian Moen | Russia Serafim Pikalov |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Chris Vos | Austria Reinhold Schett |  United States Mark Mann |
| Pyha 2019 | United States Noah Elliott | Netherlands Chris Vos | United States Mike Schultz |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari | United States Evan Strong | Canada Alex Massie |
| Big White 2017 | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari | United States Evan Strong | United States Mike Shea |
| Pyha 2019 | United States Keith Gabel | Australia Ben Tudhope | United States Zach Miller |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Italy Manuel Pozzerle | Italy Roberto Cavicchi | Great Britain Ben Moore |
| Big White 2017 | United States Mike Minor | France Maxime Montaggioni | Italy Jacopo Luchini |
| Pyha 2019 | France Maxime Montaggioni | Australia Simon Patmore | Australia Sean Pollard |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Chris Vos | Russia Serafim Pikalov | Denmark Daniel Wagner |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Chris Vos | United States Mike Schultz | Austria Reinhold Schett |
| Pyha 2019 | United States Mike Schultz | United States Noah Elliott | Netherlands Chris Vos |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | United States Mike Shea | United States Evan Strong | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari |
| Big White 2017 | Finland Matti Suur-Hamari | Great Britain Owen Pick | Japan Gurimu Narita |
| Pyha 2019 | China Sun Qi | Great Britain Owen Pick | Japan Shinji Tabuchi |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Austria Patrick Mayrhofer | Great Britain Ben Moore | Italy Manuel Pozzerle |
| Big White 2017 | France Maxime Montaggioni | United States Mike Minor | Great Britain Ben Moore |
| Pyha 2019 | France Maxime Montaggioni | Austria Patrick Mayrhofer | Italy Jacopo Luchini |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | United States Brenna Huckaby | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Nicole Roundy |
| Big White 2017 | United States Brenna Huckaby | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Nicole Roundy |
| Pyha 2019 | France Cécile Hernandez | Only one competitor | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | United States Heidi Jo Duce | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Australia Joany Badenhorst |
| Pyha 2019 | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Canada Sandrine Hamel | Netherlands Anne Garttener |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyha 2019 | Poland Monika Kotzian | China Pang Qiaorong | China Lu Jiangli |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Brenna Huckaby | United States Nicole Roundy |
| Big White 2017 | United States Brenna Huckaby | France Cécile Hernandez | United States Amy Purdy |
| Pyha 2019 | France Cécile Hernandez | China Liu Yunhai | Only two competitors |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Molina 2015 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | Australia Joany Badenhorst | United States Heidi Jo Duce |
| Big White 2017 | Netherlands Bibian Mentel-Spee | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Australia Joany Badenhorst |
| Pyha 2019 | Netherlands Lisa Bunschoten | Canada Sandrine Hamel | Spain Astrid Fina Paredes |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyha 2019 | China Pang Qiaorong | China Lu Jiangli | Poland Monika Kotzian |
Simon Patmore, is an Australian Para-athletics and Para-snowboard competitor. He won a gold medal in the Men's 100m T46 at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, and bronze in the Men's 200m T46 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games, Patmore won a gold medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL and bronze in the Men's Banked Slalom SB-UL.
Para-snowboarding classification is the classification system for Para snowboard. The sport originally called Adaptive Snowboard is now practiced by hundreds of athletes around the world. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) defines three classes: SB-LL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both legs, and SB-UL for athletes with a physical impairment affecting one or both arms who compete standing. The sport made its official Winter Paralympic debut in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
Ben Tudhope is an Australian Paralympian who has competed in para-snowboard cross at three Winter Paralympics 2014 to 2022. His selection at the age of 14 at the 2014 Winter Paralympics meant that he became Australia's youngest Winter Paralympian, replacing Michael Milton. He was the youngest competitor at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games from any country. He also competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross SB-LL2.
The Snowboarding competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held on 12 and 16 March 2018 at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Gangneung, South Korea.
Owen Pick is a British war veteran and snowboarder. Pick was injured in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan, losing his right leg. As part of his rehabilitation he was encouraged to try various sports. He subsequently found success in world para-snowboarding events, including representing his country in the Winter Olympics in his sport and as a flag bearer.
Brenna Huckaby is an American snowboarder. She competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning gold medals in the snowboard cross and banked slalom, and she won gold and a bronze medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She is the first Paralympian to appear in the Swimsuit Issue of Sports Illustrated. Huckaby won the 2024 'Best Athlete with a Disability' ESPY Award.
The men's snowboard cross competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at Jeongseon Alpine Centre, South Korea. The competition took place on 12 March 2018.
Cécile Hernandez is a French para-snowboarder and four-time Paralympic medallist, with a gold medal from Beijing 2022, a silver medal from Sochi 2014 and both a silver and a bronze from PyeongChang 2018. She competes for the teams Les Angles and France Douanes, as well as the French national Paralympic team; outside sport, she is a customs officer journalist and writer.
Lisa Bunschoten is a Dutch para-snowboarder. She won a silver and a bronze medal in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
The men's banked slalom competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at Jeongseon Alpine Centre in South Korea. The competition took place on 16 March 2018.
The women's banked slalom competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held at Jeongseon Alpine Centre, South Korea. The competition took place on 16 March 2018.
Para snowboard is a winter sport consisting of racing down a snow-covered surface while standing or sitting on a snowboard. An adaptation of snowboarding for athletes with physical impairments in different classifications, it is governed by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). The parasport comprises five events: snowboard cross, team snowboard cross, banked slalom, dual banked slalom, and giant slalom.
Snowboarding was one of the competitions at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. In total, eight medal events were held.
The men's snowboard cross competition of the 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at Genting Snow Park from 6–7 March 2022.
Maxime Montaggioni is a French para-snowboarder and parataekwondo practitioner. Born without a right hand, he competes in the SB-UL category. Montaggioni is six-time medallist at the World Para Snowboard Championships and a bronze medalist at the World Para Taekwondo Championships.
The men's banked slalom competition of the 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at Genting Snow Park on 11 March 2022.
Sun Qi is a Chinese para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.
This article lists the parasports events for 2024. Main event for 2024 will be 2024 Summer Paralympics.
