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Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include cambered turns, various types of jumps, berms, rollers, drops, steep and flat sections designed to challenge the riders' ability to stay in control while maintaining maximum speed.
The snowboard-cross athletes race down the 985 m long World Cup track at speeds of up to 65 km/h. The descent doesn't take more than 60 seconds. [ 12 ] The parallel slalom course however is 280 m long.
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding.It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year. The championship events include Big air, Halfpipe, Parallel giant slalom, Parallel slalom, Slopestyle and Snowboard cross for both genders as well as mixed team events in Parallel slalom and Snowboard cross.
Most of these disciplines have been contested on and off throughout the years. The only discipline contested in every season of the World Cup is the halfpipe (and from 1996–97 season onward the snowboard cross). There was an "overall" classification until the 2009–10 season.
Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner of Team United States (R) celebrate winning the gold medal during the snowboard mixed team cross big final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The 1999/2000 FIS Snowboard World Cup was 6th multirace tournament over a season for snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 27 November 1999 and ended on 18 March 2000. [1] This season included five disciplines: parallel slalom, giant slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, and halfpipe.
Snowboard racing is a form of snowboarding where competitors attempt to obtain the fastest time down a course. Snowboard racing can be done against the clock, or by two or more competitors racing in a head-to-head format. The current Olympic snowboarding racing events are parallel giant slalom, parallel slalom and snowboard cross.
Sophie Hediger took second place at the FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup Men's and Women's Snowboard Cross in St Moritz, Switzerland on Jan. 26, 2024. Hediger grew up in Horgen, a town in the canton ...