What are the two categories of snowboarding in the Winter Olympics?

The snowboarding competition in the Winter Olympics is divided into five types: parallel gyration, obstacle pursuit, U-shaped field skill, slope obstacle skill and large platform.

Snowboarding originated in Michigan in the 1960s. Starting from 1998, snowboarding's alpine gyration and "U" snowboarding skills have become official events. In 2003, snowboarding was formally established in China, mainly focusing on snow skills in U-shaped venues.

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Site requirements for snowboarding events

U-shaped site: the average slope of the slide 17- 18 degrees; The recommended length is 170m and should not be shorter than150m; The width of the semi-cylinder must be 19-22 meters, and the height of the cylinder must reach 6.7 meters.

Parallel rotation: height difference120-200m; The total length is 400-700m (it is recommended that 550m should have at least 18 sign gates (25 are recommended); The distance between the blue flag runway and the red flag runway should be 20-27 meters; The average slope must be 16 degrees (2 degrees); The ramp width must be at least 40 meters.

Obstacle-crossing pursuit: height difference130-250m; The track length is1050m (150m); The average slope is 12 degrees (2 degrees); The slope is 40 meters wide; The track width is 6-16m.

Slope obstacle skills: The track height difference should be at least 150m, the average slope should be above 12 degree, the track width should be at least 30m, and it should be composed of at least 6 stages (terrain+platform) and 3 platforms.

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