XXIst Winter Olympics from Vancouver, Canada
The sports world turns to its biggest winter extravaganza beginning on the 12th and running through the 28th of this month. So to help prepare those who are more expert in the nuances of an NFL game or the intracacies involved in a NASCAR pit stop, we’ll present over the next few weeks a basic guideline to the sports, venues and potential stars of the XXIst Winter Olympics from Vancouver, Canada.
Snowboard – Halfpipe
Cypress Mountain Venue in Vancouver
One of the newer additions to the Olympic program (introduced in 1998), snowboarding combines elements of three other popular sports – skateboarding, skiing and surfing.
Performed on a man-made U-shaped snow bow,an individual athlete performs tricks while moving from side to side. Flying over the lip, the compettior is then judged on height and degree of difficulty style elements.
The snowboard event takes place at Cypress Mountain just north of Vancouver.
