Ready for a trip to the park? Snowboarding set for its spotlight at the Winter Olympics

The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a “snurfer” and started ...
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Ski and Snowboard Club Vail will have athletes from 5 different nations at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Twenty current or former Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes — representing five different nations — will compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games next month. In addition to the Eagle County athletes ...

What Laax Open Results Can Tell Us About The 2026 Winter Olympics

The snowboard halfpipe and slopestyle results at the 2026 Laax Open serve as a preview for the level of competition we'll see ...

Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

Davide Cerato oversees operations at venues in Bormio for Alpine ski racing and Livigno for freestyle skiing and snowboarding ...

Chloe Kim rediscovers love for Olympics. Will an injury derail quest for a 3rd straight gold medal?

“You’re going to see someone designing a whole new run that’s never been done before,” said Kelly Clark, the 2002 Olympic ...

2026 Winter Olympics Event Schedule and Early Favorites to Win Most Medals

The Americans picked up 25 medals in 2022, a two-medal increase from their total at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Long-time medal ...

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott put New Zealand on the snowboard map. The Olympic champ is ‘all in’ for Milan

New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has become a favorite to defend her women's slopestyle title at the upcoming ...