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2. Snowboard - Wikipedia

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   Most folks ride boards in the 24–25 centimetres (9.4–9.8 in) range. Riders with larger feet (US size 10 and larger) may have problems with narrower boards, as the rider's toes and/or heels may extend over the edge of the board, and interfere with the board's ability to make turns once it is set on edge, or 'get hung up on the snow.'

3. Giant slalom - Wikipedia

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   A skier attacks a gate in GS. Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.

4. Jamie Anderson (snowboarder) - Wikipedia

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   Jamie Louise Anderson (born September 13, 1990) is an American professional snowboarder.She won the gold medal in the inaugural Women's Slopestyle Event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and repeated the feat at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, making her the first female snowboarder to win more than one Olympic gold medal.

5. Snowboarding - Wikipedia

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   Snowboarding in Valfréjus, France Snowboarder riding off of a cornice Freeride snowboarding, in areas off of the main trails. The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherm Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill.

6. Dual Edge Snowboard - Wikipedia

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   Since the total system weight also includes a mechanism, then these systems are likely to always be heavier than the classic snowboard due to the added mechanism. The Deuce DES mechanism's mass is around 3 kg (weighs around 7 pounds). Since the classic snowboard has a mass between 3 and 5 kg (6 to 11 pounds), then the mechanism doubles the weight.

7. Freeboard (skateboard) - Wikipedia

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   Modern decks vary in size, but most are 7.5 to 9 inches wide and between 29 and 36 inches long. Snowboard-style bindings are used to provide more control over the board and allow the rider to exert more pressure on the corner wheels and edges. As on a snowboard, the rider is able to perform both carve and slide turns (skidded turns).