Snowboarding



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Snowboarding
Snowboarding is an extreme sport which involves an athlete descending a mountain slope at speeds in excess of over 70 miles per hour. The athlete descends the mountain on a piece of equipment known as the "snowboard"; The rider is held onto the snowboard by bindings mounted on top of the deck. Snowboarding as a sport has gone through many changes over it's history.

Snowboarding was originally treated with much animosity and was banned in many ski resorts. While still banned at a small number of resorts, snowboarding has recieved global recognition as a sport. Today snowboarding is an extremely competitive sport with athletes from all over the globe participating in competitions. It was made an olympic sport in 1969.