[DOC] [TLE] Gian Simmen - Expand Your Mind - Revolvy [PAR] In Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics , Simmen won Gold in Men's 
Halfpipe. ... The men's halfpipe competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was 
held at ... 2:03.96 Thomas Prugger Italy 2:03.98 Ueli Kestenholz Switzerland 2:
04.0 ... won the men's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold 
medal in... [DOC] [TLE] 1998 Olympics - Fact Monster [PAR] The U.S. won the first women's hockey gold medal, while the U.S. men's ... 
Curling and snowboarding also made their Olympic debuts in Nagano. ... Italy (10
), 2, 6, 2, 20 ... No, Sport, G-S-B .... Halfpipe, Gian Simmen, SWI, 85.2 pts ... the 
men's event was last held in 1948 while the women's event is making its Olympic 
debut. [DOC] [TLE] Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia [PAR] The snowboarding competition of the 1998 Winter Olympics was held at Mount 
Yakebitai and Kanbayashi Snowboard Park. The competition took place between 
February 8 and 12, 1998 and featured four events: Men's and Women's giant 
slalom and halfpipe. This was the first Olympic appearance of snowboarding. ... 
details  Gian Simmen [DOC] [TLE] Gian Simmen - Wikipedia [PAR] Gold medal  first place, 1998 Nagano  Men's halfpipe. Gian Simmen (born 19 
February 1977) is a Swiss snowboarder. In Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter 
Olympics, Simmen won Gold in Men's Halfpipe. ... Stub icon, This biographical 
article relating to Swiss winter sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by 
expanding it. [DOC] [TLE] List of Olympic medalists in snowboarding - Wikipedia [PAR] Snowboarding is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games 
since the 1998 ... In 1998, four events, two for men and two for women, were held 
in two ... won the men's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold 
medal in ... Halfpipe  Parallel giant slalom  Snowboard cross  Slopestyle  
Parallel... [DOC] [TLE] Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics  Men's halfpipe ... [PAR] The men's halfpipe competition of the Nagano 1998 Olympics was held at 
Kanbayashi ... Gian Simmen  Switzerland  Silver medal .... 1st, gold medalist(s), 
Gian Simmen ... Sports-Reference 1998 Men's Snowboarding Halfpipe. 
Retrieved from... [DOC] [TLE] Italy at the Olympics - Wikipedia [PAR] Italy has competed at all the modern Olympic Games with the exception of the 
sparsely ... Italy has won a total of 243 gold medals which makes them the 5th 
most successful ... As of 2016 they are the most successful nation at fencing in 
Olympic history. ... *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil
. [DOC] [TLE] Men's Halfpipe - Sports Reference [PAR] As in 1998, there were two runs in both the qualifying and the final, but this time ... 
On the first run of the final, he posted 46.1 and this held up to win by 3.6 ... The 
American sweep was the first for the United States at the Winter Olympics since 
men's ... 4, Giacomo Kratter, 19, Italy, ITA ... 18, Gian Simmen, 24, Switzerland, 
SUI. [DOC] [TLE] Notes from the OlyMADMan  11 Feb 2014  Olympic Day #5 ... [PAR] Feb 11, 2014 ... Mancuso became the 5th USA female to win 4 Winter Olympic ... them 11-5 in 
2010; Snowboarding  Men's Halfpipe  Shaun White going for ... Ross Powers  
2002), other was Gian Simmen (SUI) in 1998. ... Cross-country Skiing  Men's 
Sprint  event only held since 2002 .... 79 Olympic events were held. [DOC] [TLE] Sports | Outlook for biathlon, bobsledding, snowboarding and more ... [PAR] Feb 7, 2002 ... Men: 1998 gold medalist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway remains ... Men's and 
women's 1,500 freestyle races will be added for the first time in Salt Lake ... Two-
time World Cup champion Armin Zoeggler of Italy is favored. ... Olympic 
champion Gian Simmen of Switzerland won halfpipe in pre-Olympic

Question: In 1998, the first Olympics in which it was held, Italy's Gian Simmen won the men's halfpipe in this sport
Answer: snowboarding