By Giulia Segreti and Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - American Chloe Kim will aim for a third straight halfpipe gold medal as the Olympic snowboarding competitions begin on Thursday, promising breathtaking tricks and intense racing in the northern Italian town of Livigno.

These are the criteria judges take into account to score halfpipe, slopestyle and big air snowboarding at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

A crowd gathered in New York City’s Central Park to watch Olympian Shaun White pull off snowboarding tricks during a major snowstorm on Sunday5.Footage filmed by Rachel Trautmann shows White showering comedians Shane Gillis and Chris O’Connor with snow as he jumped over their heads.

Though snowboarding loves to flaunt its massive jumps and daring flips, it’s the ability to spin four ways — riding forward and backward, then spinning either clockwise or counterclockwise from either direction — that is considered one of the sport’s holy grails.

BELMONT, MI -- Michigan snowboarders will show off their best tricks to win cash, gear and a trip to the Red Bull’s Heavy Metal street snowboarding event at a new competition at Cannonsburg Ski Area. Red Bull is bringing Jib-Tac-Tow to the community ski ...

When it comes to snowboard grabs, few maneuvers hold the same allure as the Method Air. It's a trick that combines style, grace, and exhilaration, and professional snowboarder Brock Crouch, renowned for his own flawless Method Air, is here to help you ...

Shaun White's early snowboarding days involved riding "switch" or backward, thanks to his mom's rule to help her keep up. This skill became a foundation for his success. Snowboarding's complexity

HOUGHTON, MI – Snowboarding is coming back to downtown Houghton after 10-year absence. Jibba Jabba, a pro/amateur freestyle snowboarding event in which riders perform tricks down Huron Street in the Upper Peninsula city, is scheduled for Feb. 18.