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China's Cai Xuetong competes during the women's qualification of FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup in Zhangjiakou, China's Hebei Province, December 6, 2024. /VCG
China's Yang Wenlong competes during the finals of the Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing Big Air World Cup at Shougang Park in Beijing, China, December 1, 2024. /VCG
China's Wang Ziyang competes during the finals of men's Snowboard Halfpipe event at the 2025 Laax Open in Laax, Switzerland, January 18, 2025. /VCG
China's Su Yiming competes during the qualification of men's Snowboard Slopestyle event at the 2025 Laax Open in Laax, Switzerland, January 15, 2025. /VCG
China's Wu Shaotong competes during the semifinals of women's Snowboard Halfpipe event at the 2025 Laax Open in Laax, Switzerland, January 17, 2025. /VCG
Modern snowboarding emerged in the United States during the 1960s as people explored new winter activities. Influenced by surfers and skateboarders, the sport quickly gained popularity. In 1994, the International Ski Federation (now the International Ski and Snowboard Federation) officially recognized snowboarding as a discipline. Snowboarding made its Olympic debut at the 1998 Nagano Games with the giant slalom and halfpipe events, with additional events introduced in later Games.
The 9th Asian Winter Games, set to take place from February 7 to 14 in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will feature six snowboarding events. These include both men's and women's competitions in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air.