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Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive sport where the participant rides a board down a snow slope. The sport is involved in the winter olympics in several different specialized forms.

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Snowboarding

insert

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a piece of metal with a threaded hole that is laminated into a snowboard so that screw bindings can be attached to the snowboard.

invert

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder balances on either one or two hands and their head is below the snowboard. Like a handstand on snow.

inverted aerial

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder is in the air and upside down at the same time.

jib

Sports; Snowboarding

When riding on a surface other than snow.

kicker

Sports; Snowboarding

This is the name given to a jump that has a steep angle. It "kicks" the snowboarder into the air.

kink

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder comes in contact with a rough surface in a half-pipe or when going over a jump.

late

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder puts an extra move into a trick right before landing.

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