Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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The snowboarding competition of the 1998 Winter Olympics was held at Mount Yakebitai and Kanbayashi Snowboard Park. The competition took place between 8 and 12 February 1998 and featured four events: Men's and Women's giant slalom and halfpipe.[1][2]
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Venue | Mount Yakebitai (giant slalom) & Kanbayashi Snowboard Park (halfpipe) |
Dates | 8–12 February 1998 |
Competitors | 125 from 22 nations |
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This was the first Olympic appearance of snowboarding. Although a separate snowboard federation was established in 1994, the International Ski Federation brought snowboard under its jurisdiction with encouragement from the IOC.[3]