Snowboard Halfpipe World Championships Quebec Stoneham 2013

This is a highlight clip of the halfpipe finals at the FIS Snowboard World Championships staged in Stoneham and Quebec City, Canada.

Arielle Gold (USA) took Gold in the women's finals ahead of Holly Crawford (AUS) and Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) while Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) beacme the men's title winner edging off Taku Hiraoka (JPN) and Markus Malin (FIN) to second and third.

Snowboard is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered by FIS - The International Ski Federation. The Event consists of five different disciplines big air, half pipe, slope style, snowboard cross, and parallel slalom. Snowboarding is a young snow sport which began in the 1960's. The 1960's were a time of evolution, as young people looked for different forms of expression in winter sports. Snowboarding began to be organized in that decade when the advancements in modern snowboard equipment and freedom of expression led to new and exciting snowboard techniques. Snowboarding's growing popularity is reflected in its recognition as an official sport: in 1985, with the first World Cup was held in Zürs, Austria.

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FIS explanation:
As the governing body of international skiing and snowboarding, FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 116 member nations, more than 6'500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually.