Snowboard Cross (sometimes referred to as Boarder Cross) is a snowboard competition in which a group of racers (usually four or more) start simultaneously atop an inclined course, then attempt to reach the end of the course first. A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is a board ridden by a rider in the sport of snowboarding. ...

hoe cambered turns, gap jumps, berms, drops, and steep and flat sections designed to challenge the riders' ability to stay in control. It is not uncommon for racers to collide with each other. Some observers have compared the sport to short track speed skating because of the amount of contact involved. The name and the riders' full-face helmets show the sport's influence by motocross. Camber may refer to: Camber, East Sussex, a seaside resort in England, near to Camber Sands. ... A berm is a level space or shelf separating two features. ... 500 metres short track heat at the 2004 World Cup in Saguenay Short track speed skating (also Shorttrack speedskating) is a form of competitive ice skating similar to speed skating. ... A helmet is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or other hard substance, such as Kevlar, resin fiber, or plastic typically for protection of the head in combat, or in civilian life, from sports injuries, falling objects or high-speed collisions. ... A rider cornering during a motocross race in Australia Motocross (often shortened to MX or MotoX) is a form of motorcycle racing or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. ...

Snowboard cross was created by Steven Rechtschaffer, and the first course was created on Whistler Blackcomb during 1990.

In major multi-sport competitions

Snowboard Cross has been an event in every X-Games since their start in 1997. It made its Winter Olympics debut in 2006. The first Olympic medals for Men's Snowboard Cross were won by: ESPN X Games logo The X Games is an annual multi-sport event with a focus on action sports. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of mens and womens Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events. ...

Medal	Athlete
Gold	Seth Wescott (USA) [1]
Silver	Radoslav Židek (SVK)
Bronze	Paul-Henri De Le Rue (FRA)

The first Olympic medals for Women's Snowboard Cross were won by:
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Medal	Athlete
Gold	Tanja Frieden (SUI) [2]
Silver	Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)
Bronze	Dominique Maltais (CAN)

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In video games

The EA Sports SSX (Snowboarder Super-Cross) series of video games are based on Snowboard Cross. It is very much an arcade-style video game, not a simulation game, focusing more on unrealistic tricks and larger-than-life courses. EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. ... SSX is a series of snowboarding video games published by EA Sports BIG. It is very much an arcade-style game, not a simulation game, focusing more on unrealistic tricks and larger-than-life courses. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ...

The game Sonic Riders, a Sonic the Hedgehog series racing game in which SEGA characters race on hoverboards, is partly inspired by Snowboard Cross. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Sonic the Hedgehog series is a franchise of video games released by Sega starring their mascot character Sonic the Hedgehog. ... Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ...

See also

• Motocross
• Skiercross

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References

1. ^ Torino 2006 - Snowboard, Men's Snowboard Cross Finals
2. ^ Torino 2006 - Snowboard, Women's Snowboard Cross Finals