World Snowboard Day

Fans of extreme sports and wave riding choose surfing Fans of snow-covered slopes and peaks engage in mountaineering, alpine skiing, bobsleigh or snowboarding Descent at high speed from a steep slope on a special board has been included in the list of Olympic sports since 1998 But a celebration dedicated to snowboarding appeared on the holiday calendar relatively recently - in 2006 Its establishment was initiated by The World Snowboard Federation Thanks to the efforts of the members of this international organization, December 23 is celebrated as World Snowboarding Day World Snowboard Day is celebrated in countries where there is snow on the slopes and steep slopes at this time Everyone has free entry to ski resorts, concerts, master classes and other themed events In an atmosphere of joy and fun, the participants of the holiday do not forget about the history of the emergence of extreme sports Legend has it that the starting point should be considered 1926, when Jack Burtsheet decided to cut a board out of plywood and attach it to his legs using horse reins Using this device, the Austrian was able to go down the snowy slope According to another version, the birthplace of snowboarding is the state of Michigan Its local resident, Sherman Poppen, came up with the idea in 1964 to build a device to entertain his children An American invented a skateboard without wheels that slid on the snow and was controlled using a rope attached to the nose Poppen patented his invention, calling it "snerf" A few years later, the appearance of the sports equipment began to resemble the modern one that snowboarders now ride In 1983, thanks to Jeff Grell and Louis Fornier, the first high-back bindings were introduced to connect an athlete's boot to the board The snowboarder's equipment includes a helmet, protection of the arms, legs and back from injury Thanks to this, adrenaline junkies feel more confident when descending snowy slopes Despite precautions, the injury rate for snowboarders is twice that of alpine skiers In snowboarding, like any other sport, records are constantly being set Thus, the highest speed on the board was 202 km/h by Australian Darren Powell The longest jump was made by Mads Johnson from Norway He flew over the ground, starting from a 40-meter springboard, 187 meters The triple somersault was first performed by Torsten Horgmo, the double croc trick was performed in 2006 by David Benedek December 23 is considered the opening day of the season - the start of snowboarding, one of the most exciting sports The organization of downhill competitions on boards along designated routes is carried out by the International Ski Federation The first snowboarding world championship took place in 1988 Today, single and team competitions are held in several disciplines: cross-country, parallel slalom, slopestyle, giant slalom, halfpipe and big air with tricks performed during a long jump One of the varieties of snowboarding is jibbing - sliding on a board along artificially created structures made of metal, plastic or wood Vertical obstacles can be snow mounds, logs, curbs, fences, railings, etc While driving on slippery surfaces, riders perform somersaults and jumps Snowboarders compete in speed and skill in performing tricks, dreaming of becoming record holders But this is not the most important thing Snowboarding is a sport for which a person has overcome fear and done a lot of internal work on the way to the title of champion Therefore, everyone who has overcome fear and stood on the board is already a triumphant Take a step towards becoming a record holder - sign up for one of the sports sections on December 23 There is a good chance that after this, World Snowboarding Day will become one of the most important holidays for you in the coming years