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Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics. Snowboarding with A rielle Gold. Arielle Gold. Born-May 4 th ,1996,Steamboat, CO Began-snowboarding at age 7 She is currently 17 and still snowboarding Teammates- Ke lly C lark , Hannah T eter , Kaitlyn Farrington

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Winter Olympics

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  1. Winter Olympics Snowboarding with Arielle Gold

  2. Arielle Gold • Born-May 4th,1996,Steamboat, CO • Began-snowboarding at age 7 • She is currently 17 and still snowboarding • Teammates-Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter, Kaitlyn Farrington • Other careers she wants- vetarinarianor smoothie shop owner • Injured in half pipe training this year • 2012-she received several silver medals at the winter youth competition

  3. Competitions • Training- most in summer, winter-rides with brother • Medals- in Olympics-3: 2 bronze 1 gold-in half pipe • Games-X Games Debut, X Games Tianes, 10 FIS World Snowboarding Championships

  4. Fun Facts • Has a brother named Taylor who does snowboarding • Skiis too but started before she started snowboarding(3) • Has 2 horses named Sparky and Bug • She mountain bikes • She jumps on a trampoline • Works out a lot

  5. Snowboarding Interesting facts

  6. History of Snowboarding • Snowboarding is a winter sport that involves descending a slope covered with snow, while a person is standing on a board • Jack Burchett built the very first snowboard out of plywood and horse reigns in 1929 • The sport started in 1960 • Sherman invented a snurfer in 1965 –snurfing is the combination of surfing and skiing • 1995-Olympic committee added snowboarding to the games

  7. Description of Snowboarding Events • Half Pipe- • Parallel Giant Slalom- go around obstacles down hill • Snowboard Cross-4 people race to the bottom at the same time, around different obstacles • Slope Style-the goal is to perform the most difficult tricks while getting the highest in the air.

  8. Competing and Event Scoring • You can compete any gender 16-up • o.4 for a unstoppable body, flat landing or missed air • -1.9 for complete falls

  9. Safety Equipment • You need to have a helmet, goggles, snowboard, bindings and boots • Goggles to protect your eyes from snow and sun glare • Bindings to strap your boots to the board

  10. Fun Facts • There are still ski resorts that don’t allow snowboarding • Most people think the snurfer was the first snowboard made, but it was the 2nd one.

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