Olympic Snowboarding! By Cassandra Tipa-Bowman & Chloe Hsing-Smith
Pants = Waterproof Jacket= Waterproof Gloves= Keep heat in and should be waterproof Goggles= Make sure they have good venting and anti-fog treatment Board= Most important part Boots= Final part that connects the person to the board. Helmet= Protects your head from falls or bad wipeouts Bindings= Connects the boots to the board Face mask= To keep your face warm
Seth Wescott is the first person to ever win a gold in snowboard cross. There are three Olympic games for snowboarding and they are… Half Pipe= You do tricks on a half circle well in the air. Snowboard Cross= a sport were 4-6 people do a obstacle corse to compete for gold silver and bronze Down Hill= jump, beams and obstacles.
Girls and boys anyone over the age of 16
Trains in Alaska Needs a good diet Works on upper body parts Favorite part to workout are his arms and shoulders Hates simple core stuff Works out everyday before snow boarding
Keep away from risky snowboarding stunts Stay out of the way of other snowboarders Don’t stop under a cat walk at the end of a jump The person in front always has the right of way and no matter how slow this person is going the person in the back has to slow down
2 Olympic Golds 9 X Games medals 5 World Championship medals 4 National medals 20 Total medals