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Snowboard Superpipe
Darice Bailer
Lerner Publications Company Minneapolis
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Copyright 2013 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except
for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.
Lerner Publications Company
A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
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Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.
Website address: www.lernerbooks.com
Content Consultant: Nate Deschenes, senior editor Snowboard Magazine
With special thanks to Justine Spence, the U.S. Freeskiing press officer, for always being there to
help. Thank you also to snowboarder Benji Farrow, Frank Wells of Snow Park Technologies, Tom
Zikas, Shaun White, and Crystal Garrett.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bailer, Darice.
Snowboard Superpipe / by Darice Bailer.
pagescm. (Extreme winter sports zone)
Includes index.
ISBN 9781467707541 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN 9781467717342 (eBook)
ISBN 9781512417630 (Audisee ISBN)
1. SnowboardingJuvenile literature. I. Title.
GV857.S57B35 2014
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
WHAT IS SNOWBOARD
SUPERPIPE?
SUPERPIPES BEGINNINGS
RAD COMPETITIONS
YOUR TURN, DUDE!
Superpipe Supermen and Superwomen
Glossary
For More Information
Index
About the Author
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CHAPTER
ONE
WH AT
I S
SNOW BOARD
SUPE RPIPE?
O n January 29, 2012, something big was about to happen in
the world of snowboard superpipe. It was a wintry evening in
Aspen, Colorado. And it was the last night of ESPNs winter
extreme sports competition, the Winter X Games.
The X Games are among the biggest extreme sports competitions
in the world. Like the Olympic Games, winners can earn gold, silver,
or bronze medals. Athletes also win prize money. Tonight was the
finals for mens snowboard superpipe. The audience was ready to
watch snowboarder Shaun White perform unbelievable tricks in the
superpipe. The pipe was a U-shaped, snow-packed ditch with two
22-foot (6.7-meter) walls.
In January 2012, White was a 25-year-old snowboard and
skateboard star. He had won the snowboard superpipe gold medal four
years in a row at the Winter X Games. But some wondered if White
would be able to ride as well tonight as he normally did. After all, White
had sprained his ankle earlier in the week.
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Pro Shaun
White is one of
the biggest stars
of snowboard
superpipe.
BOARD TALK
Catch air: get vertical height during a snowboard trick
Frontside: the side of the board where a snowboarders
toes are and the wall a snowboarders toes are facing
Backside: the side of the board where a snowboarders
heels are and the wall a snowboarders heels are facing
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