Biography of snowboarding

International Ski Sports Federation FIS FR. The history of snowboarding is considered a young sport, he has not yet been hundreds of years old. Invented it in the 10ths of the American Sherman Poppen, the prototype of a modern snowboard was made of two glued skis. Poppen called his invention "Snerfer" from English. There were no mounts on the board, and the rider had to hold on to a special rope tied to the nose of the shell.

The resulting sport began to quickly gain popularity. In the year, the First World Snerfing Championship was held. One of the participants in this competition was Jake Burton, who improved his board a little, adding fasteners to it. Due to the fact that Burton’s shell was different from the others, he had to participate separately from all other riders. Being the only participant, he easily won this competition.

In the year, on Soda Springs, California, the First World Haffipa Championship was held. The first world snowboarding championship was held in the year, and in the year Snowboard was recognized as an Olympic sport. To date, the Olympic program includes three disciplines of snowboarding: slalom-giant, Borcross and Haf-Pipe. Disciplines in snowboarding will consider the main discipline types of snowboarding.

The parallel slalom - was an Olympic discipline for up to a year excluded in two athletes descend along parallel routes with the flags of blue and red colors installed on them. The athlete wins the distance faster. Slal-giant-Olympic discipline from the year. The snowboarder must overcome the route marked with the gates in the least time.

Snowboard-Cross-Olympic discipline from the year. A snowboarder should go down a long gentle and wide highway, on which various obstacles of the relief, springboard are located. Haffip - Olympic discipline from the year. A snowboarder must perform various shock tricks during sorties from the vertical part of the HAF-pipe building, similar to half a pipe. Slopstail - Olympic discipline from the year.

A snowboarder must pass the track with many shells to perform acrobatic tricks. Big-Eir-included in the program of the Olympic Games of the year. A long and protracted jump from a springboard, during which a snowboarding is performed by a trick. Quillery - riding on the ramp, which is similar to one, but large, half a hafpip. Djibbing - snowboarding in specially equipped parks.

Directions in snowboarding Freestyle - the direction of snowboarding, which includes the following techniques: jumps on the ski, skating using various buildings, tricks on the surface of the slopes, overcoming obstacles. Freestyle is used in snowboarding, Haffipape, Slopstayle, Big-Eire, Djibbing. Freirade is a direction of snowboarding, which involves free skating, not limited by prepared slopes or parks, without rigidly set routes, goals or rules.

A hard snowboard - a direction, the basis of which is a technical descent from the mountain. Snowboarding equipment for snowboarding Bords is the most important element of snowboarding equipment. Snowboard is a multilayer structure with a metal edging around the perimeter of the lower part. Shoes are the second most important element of equipment for snowboarding.

The boots are designed to ensure the stable position of the foot and protection against injuries. Fastards - an element of the basic equipment of a snowboarder, selected for boots. A helmet is not a mandatory, but very important element of a snowboarder equipment. Protects rider from serious injuries. Gloves are an optional, but important element of equipment, protects the snowboarder's hands from injuries and cold.

A snowboarding mask is an optional element of equipment designed to provide eye protection from ultraviolet radiation and in no case should not worsen visibility to the rider. Clothing for snowboarding should be warm, waterproof and blown outside, multifunctional and beautiful. Snowboarding competitions Olympic Games. The World Cup - an international snowboard competition held since the year, every odd year.

Modern world championships include performances in 6 disciplines: snowboard-cross, Haffip, parallel with slalom, parallel giant slalom, sloopstail and Big-Eir. The World Cup is a series of the largest cup international competitions in men's and female snowboarding. X-Games is an annual sporting event specializing in extreme sports. We tried to cover the topic as fully as possible, so this information can be safely used in preparing messages, physical education reports and essays on the topic "Snowboarding".