Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics - Wikipedia Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics This article 's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out - of - date information. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( February 2018 ) Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics Governing body FIS Events 10 ( men : 5 ; women : 5 ) Games 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Medalists Snowboarding is a sport at the Winter Olympic Games. It was first included in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Snowboarding was one of five new sports or disciplines added to the Winter Olympic program between 1992 and 2002, and was the only one not to have been a previous medal or demonstration event. In 1998, four events, two for men and two for women, were held in two specialities : the giant slalom, a downhill event similar to giant slalom skiing ; and the half - pipe, in which competitors perform tricks while going from one side of a semi-circular ditch to the other. Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the men 's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold medal in snowboarding. Rebagliati was briefly stripped of his medal by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) after testing positive for marijuana. However, the IOC 's decision was reverted following an appeal from the Canadian Olympic Association. For the 2002 Winter Olympics, giant slalom was expanded to add head - to - head racing and was renamed parallel giant slalom. In 2006, a third event, the snowboard cross, was held for the first time. In this event, competitors race against each other down a course with jumps, beams and other obstacles. On July 11, 2011, the International Olympic Committee 's Executive Board approved the addition of Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle to the Winter Olympics roster of events, effective in 2014. The decision was announced via press conference from the IOC 's meeting in Durban, South Africa. A fifth event, parallel slalom, was added only for 2014. Big air was added for 2018. Six athletes have won at least two medals. Shaun White of the United States is the only triple gold medalist. Philipp Schoch of Switzerland and Seth Wescott of the United States are the only double gold medalists. Karine Ruby of France and Americans Ross Powers and Danny Kass also won two medals. In the men 's half - pipe event, American snowboarders have collected six of nine possible medals, achieving a unique medal sweep in 2002. The United States won a total of 24 medals, more than any other nation. The Americans and the Swiss collected ten and seven gold medals respectively. As of the 2014 Winter Olympics, 90 medals ( 30 of each color ) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by snowboarders from 21 National Olympic Committees. Contents 1 Events 1.1 Men 's 1.2 Women 's 2 Medal table 3 Number of athletes by nation 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Events Men 's Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years ( parallel ) giant slalom 6 half - pipe 6 snowboard cross slopestyle big air parallel slalom Total events 5 5 Women 's Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years ( parallel ) giant slalom 6 half - pipe 6 snowboard cross slopestyle big air parallel slalom Total events 5 5 ^ Note 1. Giant slalom in 1998 ; parallel giant slalom since 2002. Medal table See also : List of Olympic medalists in snowboarding Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) 14 7 10 31 Switzerland ( SUI ) 8 13 France ( FRA ) 12 Canada ( CAN ) 11 5 Russia ( RUS ) 5 6 Austria ( AUT ) 7 7 Czech Republic ( CZE ) 0 8 Germany ( GER ) 7 9 Australia ( AUS ) 10 Italy ( ITA ) 11 Netherlands ( NED ) 0 0 12 Norway ( NOR ) 0 Japan ( JPN ) 0 14 Finland ( FIN ) 0 15 Slovenia ( SLO ) 0 16 China ( CHN ) 0 0 Slovakia ( SVK ) 0 0 South Korea ( KOR ) 0 0 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 0 20 Great Britain ( GBR ) 0 0 21 New Zealand ( NZL ) 0 0 Spain ( ESP ) 0 0 Total 40 40 40 120 Number of athletes by nation Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Years Andorra ( AND ) Argentina ( ARG ) Australia ( AUS ) 9 8 11 5 Austria ( AUT ) 11 9 12 13 17 5 Belgium ( BEL ) Brazil ( BRA ) Bulgaria ( BUL ) Canada ( CAN ) 12 9 16 18 24 5 China ( CHN ) 5 6 Croatia ( CRO ) Czech Republic ( CZE ) 5 5 Denmark ( DEN ) Finland ( FIN ) 6 7 5 5 11 5 France ( FRA ) 13 12 16 17 13 5 Germany ( GER ) 8 9 11 8 10 5 Great Britain ( GBR ) 7 Greece ( GRE ) Ireland ( IRL ) Italy ( ITA ) 9 10 16 11 12 5 Japan ( JPN ) 7 9 12 11 8 5 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) Netherlands ( NED ) 6 5 New Zealand ( NZL ) 5 5 Norway ( NOR ) 7 6 9 9 5 Poland ( POL ) 6 6 5 Russia ( RUS ) 8 6 15 Serbia ( SRB ) Slovakia ( SVK ) Slovenia ( SLO ) 7 10 5 South Korea ( KOR ) Spain ( ESP ) 5 5 Sweden ( SWE ) 10 11 13 5 Switzerland ( SUI ) 12 12 16 16 24 5 Ukraine ( UKR ) United States ( USA ) 14 14 16 18 23 5 Nations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 19 24 27 31 Athletes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 125 118 187 185 243 Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 See also List of Olympic venues in snowboarding References Jump up ^ `` Snowboarding ''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. ^ Jump up to : `` Snowboarding History ''. CBC Sports. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Berkow, Ira ( 1998 - 02 - 09 ). `` Young, Hip Sport Zigzags Into the Olympic Mainstream ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Gross, George ( 2006 - 02 - 21 ). `` Ross Rebagliati : 1998 -- Nagano, Japan ''. Sun Media Corporation. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2009 - 05 - 13. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Wong, Edward ( 2002 - 02 - 05 ). `` Salt Lake City 2002 : The 19th Olympic Winter Games ; Snowboarding ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Thompson, Anna ( 2006 - 02 - 17 ). `` Snowboard cross ' here to stay ' ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Branch, John ( 2010 - 02 - 18 ). `` White Cements His Status With 2nd Gold ''. New York Times. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 18. Jump up ^ Associated Press ( 2006 - 02 - 22 ). `` Swiss dominate PGS qualifying ; American Jewell in final ''. ESPN. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Factsheet : Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games '' ( PDF ) ( Press release ). International Olympic Committee. February 2009. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2009 - 03 - 20. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Powers leads U.S. medals sweep in halfpipe ''. ESPN. 2002 - 02 - 11. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 21. Olympic Committee Data `` Snowboarding Medal Results ''. Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 Feb 2018. NBC Olympic Coverage `` Snowboarding Winter Olympics Coverage ''. NBC. Retrieved 24 Feb 2018. 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Question: when did big air become an olympic sport
Answer: 2018