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Eighteen-year-old snowboarder Choi Ga-on just made history by becoming the first woman ever to land a backside 1080 in halfpipe. Eight months after winning Olympic gold, she's already pushing the sport into new territory.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim recently revealed her ADHD diagnosis, finally explaining challenges she faced for years while dominating snowboarding. Her openness offers hope to anyone struggling without answers.
Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim recently revealed she's been diagnosed with ADHD after years of not understanding why everyday life felt so difficult. The two-time gold medalist says simple tools like lists and reminders have transformed her daily routine since getting answers.
After being buried in an avalanche for 10 minutes and competing for 14 years, Spanish snowboarder Núria Castán gets her shot at Olympic glory. The IOC just added freeride to the 2030 Winter Games, opening a door she never thought would exist.
Nick Baumgartner became snowboarding's oldest Olympic gold medalist at 40, but the 44-year-old isn't slowing down. He's eyeing the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics, where he'd compete at 52 years old.
Noah Elliott returned to the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics with gold and silver medals, just four years after an unhealed wound kept him off the podium in Beijing. The Colorado Springs athlete overcame serious setbacks to cement his place as a Paralympic snowboarding champion.
Two Australian snowboarders just wrapped up their best seasons ever with podium finishes that launched them to second place in world rankings. Adam Lambert and Valentino Guseli proved the land down under can dominate winter sports.
South Korean snowboarder Choi Ga-on crashed hard in her Olympic halfpipe finals, breaking three bones in her hand. She got up, competed anyway, and won gold at just 17 years old.
Yu Seung-eun just made Olympic history for South Korea, winning bronze in snowboard big air at 18. She did it while training abroad for half the year because her country has zero snowboard training facilities.
Yu Seung-eun became South Korea's first snowboard big air medalist at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics using budget equipment and pure determination. Her journey from injury to the podium in just two months shows what's possible when skill meets heart.
Four American athletes brought home medals in banked slalom at the 2026 Paralympics, with two golds and two bronzes capping an emotional final day of competition. The podium finishes showcased both rising stars and retiring legends in Para snowboarding.
A low-cost sticker that alerts athletes to dangerous head impacts could revolutionize concussion detection across all helmet sports. Three snowboarders tested the innovation at a major competition in Aspen this February.