Snowboarding! Ok, that was a little weird, but snowboarding is awesome. Totally gnarly and bodacious! I know there are still some naysayers out there that denounce the sport, but the taboo around the sport has died down in recent years. I remember just a decade ago when snowboarding and skateboarding were anti-establishment. It was more than a fun activity. It was a movement. A in-your-face revolution. Thanks to guys like Tony Hawk and Shaun White, and the X-games, snowboarding has become a mainstream sport. A ridiculous amount of skill is required, not to mention balls of steel.
Regarding the Olympics, the Americans have dominated the sport since its inception into the games in '98. Many people are expecting Shaun White; the reigning halfpipe champion, to bring home the gold. As for the women, many expect Lindsey Jacobellis, who won silver at Salt Lake, to bring home the gold. This is partly due to the fact that the defending champion, Tanja Friden, recently retired from the sport after she tore both her Achilles tendons in a world cup event a few weeks ago.
On the men's side, White should have little to no competition in Vancouver because his arch-rival; Danny Davis, will not be participating in the games. Davis suffered a severe spinal fracture during a quad bike accident last week. Although he is expected to make a full recovery, doctors expect him to be back on his board, ollieing to thousands of cheering fans, in about 14 months. Opportunity waits for no one folks...
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