Snowboard Cross
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Snowboard cross was created by Steven Rechtschaffer, and the first course was created on Whistler Blackcomb during 1990.
In major multi-sport competitions
Snowboard Cross has been an event in every X-Games since their start in 1997. It made its Winter Olympics debut in 2006. The first Olympic medals for Men's Snowboard Cross were won by:
| Medal | Athlete |
| Gold | Seth Wescott (USA) [Torino 2006 - Snowboard, Men's Snowboard Cross Finals] |
| Silver | Radoslav Židek (SVK) |
| Bronze | FRA) |
The first Olympic medals for Women's Snowboard Cross were won by:
| Medal | Athlete |
| Gold |
Tanja Frieden (SUI) [Torino 2006 - Snowboard, Women's Snowboard Cross Finals] |
| Silver | Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) |
| Bronze | Dominique Maltais (CAN) |
In video games
The EA Sports SSX (Snowboarder Super-Cross) series of video games are based on Snowboard Cross. It is very much an arcade-style video game, not a simulation game, focusing more on unrealistic tricks and larger-than-life courses.The game Sonic Riders, a Sonic the Hedgehog series racing game in which SEGA characters race on hoverboards, is partly inspired by Snowboard Cross.
See also
References
| Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics |
| 1998 | 2002 | 2006 |
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