List of Olympic medalists in snowboarding

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American Shaun White took the gold medal in the halfpipe contest at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Snowboarding is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[1] Snowboarding was one of five new sports or disciplines added to the Winter Olympic programme between 1992 and 2002, and was the only one not to have been a previous medal or demonstration event.[2] 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.[2] Canadian Ross Rebagliati won the men's giant slalom and became the first athlete to win a gold medal in snowboarding.[3] 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.[4] For the 2002 Winter Olympics, the giant slalom was dropped in favour of the parallel giant slalom, an event that involves head-to-head racing.[5] 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.[6]

Five athletes have won two medals. Philipp Schoch of Switzerland, Shaun White of the United States and Seth Wescott of the United States are the only double gold medalists.[7][8] Karine Ruby of France and Americans Ross Powers and Danny Kass also won two medals.[9] In the men's half-pipe event, American snowboarders have collected six of nine possible medals, achieving a unique medal sweep in 2002.[10] Overall, the United States won a total of 14 medals, more than any other nation. The Americans and the Swiss collected five gold medals each. As of the 2010 Winter Olympics, 60 medals (20 of each colour) have been awarded since 1998, and have been won by athletes from 14 National Olympic Committees.


Table of contents
Men

HalfpipeParallel giant slalomSnowboard crossSlopestyleParallel slalom

Women

HalfpipeParallel giant slalomSnowboard crossSlopestyleParallel slalom

Discontinued Giant slalom (menwomen)

Statistics        See also        References

Men

Halfpipe

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Nagano
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 Gian Simmen (SUI)  Daniel Franck (NOR)  Ross Powers (USA)
2002 Salt Lake City
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 Ross Powers (USA)  Danny Kass (USA)  Jarret Thomas (USA)
2006 Turin
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 Shaun White (USA)  Danny Kass (USA)  Markku Koski (FIN)
2010 Vancouver
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 Shaun White (USA)  Peetu Piiroinen (FIN)  Scott Lago (USA)
2014 Sochi
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 Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI)  Ayumu Hirano (JPN)  Taku Hiraoka (JPN)

Slalom

Giant slalom

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Nagano
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 Ross Rebagliati (CAN)  Thomas Prugger (ITA)  Ueli Kestenholz (SUI)

Parallel giant slalom

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
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 Philipp Schoch (SUI)  Richard Richardsson (SWE)  Chris Klug (USA)
2006 Turin
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 Philipp Schoch (SUI)  Simon Schoch (SUI)  Siegfried Grabner (AUT)
2010 Vancouver
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 Jasey-Jay Anderson (CAN)  Benjamin Karl (AUT)  Mathieu Bozzetto (FRA)
2014 Sochi
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 Vic Wild (RUS)  Nevin Galmarini (SUI)  Žan Košir (SLO)

Parallel slalom

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Sochi
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 Vic Wild (RUS)  Žan Košir (SLO)  Benjamin Karl (AUT)

Snowboard cross

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
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 Seth Wescott (USA)  Radoslav Židek (SVK)  Paul-Henri de Le Rue (FRA)
2010 Vancouver
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 Seth Wescott (USA)  Mike Robertson (CAN)  Tony Ramoin (FRA)
2014 Sochi
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 Pierre Vaultier (FRA)  Nikolay Olyunin (RUS)  Alex Deibold (USA)

Slopestyle

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Sochi
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 Sage Kotsenburg (USA)  Ståle Sandbech (NOR)  Mark McMorris (CAN)

Women

Half-pipe

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Nagano
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 Nicola Thost (GER)  Stine Brun Kjeldaas (NOR)  Shannon Dunn (USA)
2002 Salt Lake City
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 Kelly Clark (USA)  Doriane Vidal (FRA)  Fabienne Reuteler (SUI)
2006 Turin
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 Hannah Teter (USA)  Gretchen Bleiler (USA)  Kjersti Buaas (NOR)
2010 Vancouver
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 Torah Bright (AUS)  Hannah Teter (USA)  Kelly Clark (USA)
2014 Sochi
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 Kaitlyn Farrington (USA)  Torah Bright (AUS)  Kelly Clark (USA)

Slalom

Giant slalom

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Nagano
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 Karine Ruby (FRA)  Heidi Maria Renoth (GER)  Brigitte Köck (AUT)

Parallel giant slalom

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
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 Isabelle Blanc (FRA)  Karine Ruby (FRA)  Lidia Trettel (ITA)
2006 Turin
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 Daniela Meuli (SUI)  Amelie Kober (GER)  Rosey Fletcher (USA)
2010 Vancouver
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 Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED)  Yekaterina Ilyukhina (RUS)  Marion Kreiner (AUT)
2014 Sochi
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 Patrizia Kummer (SUI)  Tomoka Takeuchi (JPN)  Alena Zavarzina (RUS)

Parallel slalom

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Sochi
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 Julia Dujmovits (AUT)  Anke Karstens (GER)  Amelie Kober (GER)

Snowboard cross

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin
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 Tanja Frieden (SUI)  Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)  Dominique Maltais (CAN)
2010 Vancouver
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 Maëlle Ricker (CAN)  Déborah Anthonioz (FRA)  Olivia Nobs (SUI)
2014 Sochi
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 Eva Samková (CZE)  Dominique Maltais (CAN)  Chloé Trespeuch (FRA)

Slopestyle

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2014 Sochi
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 Jamie Anderson (USA)  Enni Rukajarvi (FIN)  Jenny Jones (GBR)

Statistics

File:Ross Rebagliati.jpg
Ross Rebagliati of Canada won the first giant slalom event in 1998.
File:2008-sigi grabner.jpg
Siegfried "Sigi" Grabner of Austria earned a bronze in men's parallel giant slalom in 2006.

Athlete medal leaders

Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
Philipp Schoch  Switzerland (SUI) 2002–2006 2 0 0 2
Shaun White  United States (USA) 2006–2014 2 0 0 2
Seth Wescott  United States (USA) 2006–2010 2 0 0 2
Vic Wild  Russia (RUS) 2014 2 0 0 2
Torah Bright  Australia (AUS) 2010–2014 1 1 0 2
Karine Ruby  France (FRA) 1998–2002 1 1 0 2
Hannah Teter  United States (USA) 2006–2014 1 1 0 2
Ross Powers  United States (USA) 1998–2002 1 0 1 2
Kelly Clark  United States (USA) 2002–2014 1 0 2 3
Danny Kass  United States (USA) 2002–2006 0 2 0 2

Medals per year

Key
  • Numbers in bold indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
Nation 24–94 98 02 06 10 14 Total
 Australia (AUS)   1 1 2
 Austria (AUT)   1 1 2 2 6
 Canada (CAN)   1 1 3 2 7
 Czech Republic (CZE)   1 1
 Finland (FIN)   1 1 1 3
 France (FRA)   1 3 1 3 2 10
 Germany (GER)   2 1 2 5
 Great Britain (GBR)   1 1
 Italy (ITA)   1 1 2
 Japan (JPN)   3 3
 Netherlands (NED)   1 1
 Norway (NOR)   2 1 1 4
 Russia (RUS)   1 4 5
 Slovakia (SVK)   1 1
 Slovenia (SLO)   2 2
 Sweden (SWE)   1 1
 Switzerland (SUI)   2 2 4 1 3 12
 United States (USA)   2 5 7 5 5 24
Year 24–94 98 02 06 10 14

Medal sweep events

These are events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.

Games Event NOC Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City Men's Halfpipe  United States (USA) Ross Powers Danny Kass Jarret Thomas

See also

References

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