Snowboarding is really cool, wish I could do it more
It is a lot of fun.  But its popularity has gone down since 2007 for some reason
Oh, I wonder why. Maybe due to global warming
I am not sure.  It think it is cool that snowboarding was invented by a guy who tied two skies together with a rope
Haha, that's pretty neat! When did he invent it?
been in a decline since.
History.
Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular among his daughters' friends that Poppen licensed the idea to a manufacturer, Brunswick Corporation, that sold
is just amazing that I won this gold for Russia. Some may think, 'This guy still stays American.' … And that is not true! I am not some American guy who decided it would be easier to get to Olympics in a country where snowboarding is undeveloped. I have chosen the harder path to success, and I have walked it all the way."
Wild received the Order For Merit to the Fatherland Award 4th class with Russian President Vladimir Putin handing the state awards.
External links.