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Snowboarding By:Annie

Although snowboarding is very popular there are many stunts to be mastered. Snowboarding is in the Olympics and a lot of snowboarders compete in the Olympics. It will be in the Vancouver Olympics February 2010. There are many popular athletes that travel far away to snowboard, some even go out of the country. In this sport there are many grand and stunting tricks that you can do. The Halfpipe Is very popular, Halfpipe snowboarders spend up to four hours per day, six days a week perfecting their tricks and working on amplitude. It is great to do tricks on or to practice your snowboarding skills. Training for the Halfpipe requires a great deal of technical focus and big air training. In addition to that, many athletes train for many hours practicing for competitions or the Olympics. It is very recant and new to the  Olympics, but very popular to the riders and people who watch with excitement. Snowboarding can take a lot of work and time, but once you are competing or in the Olympics your time and work has paid off. 