Snowboard at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[OlympicIRL 6,218]

 up into the gold medal position 

[Federer91 3,156]

3 hours ago, Joshi said:

Looking at the powerhouse park and pipe (big air, halfpipe etc) nations some like CAN and JPN have 1 or 2 athletes. But you look at their park and pipe teams they are full rosters, the other countries USA, Nordic nations, NZL and AUS virtually have no one in alpine snowboarding but again park and pipe dominate their teams. Those nations I speak of very much associate snowboarding with park and pipe. It's a shame because I rather enjoyed the PGS event it was quite nerve-wracking.

As a person from the other side, who barely watches park and pipe, i have always struggled to understand how they classify as "riding a snowboard"  It's basically acrobatics on a board by small children (i know they are mostly grown adults, but they look like small children). If you insert Benjamin Karl next to them, he would look like the Hulk  In some events the athletes are more in the air, than on the snow..

 

That being said, i do find them rather enjoyable during Olympics & World Championships.

 

But as everything it comes to ones preferences. Anglo-Saxons + Japan/Korea/China for some reason love that type of snowboard, while mainland Europe prefers riding a snowboard on an actual mountain.

[NearPup 3,694]

Well the plot thickens.

 

My gut tells me this won't be enough for  Zoe to win gold. Just too much tallent waiting in the wings.

[Orangehair43 288]

Yeah it be 4th for Mia. She needed Zoe to fail. 

[Josh 12,290]

No podium for  Brookes 

[NearPup 3,694]

Well that one hurts for  Brookes. Luckily for her slopestyle is her better event.

 

That one was so, so close.

Edited 1 hour ago by NearPup

[NearPup 3,694]

 Kokomo showing why she's the best.

[Orangehair43 288]

Bye bye  funding. I can tell these games are going to cause funding cuts. They promoted 6 medals or more and that is just not going up happen. The luck is not there. Chokers all round. 

[Orangehair43 288]

2 minutes ago, Josh said:

No podium for  Brookes 

Hope she is ready for a huge backlash. After Muir and the Curlers people are after blood. 

[Grassmarket 4,166]

Two  medals for Team GB today.