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The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe , Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events. MEDAL TABLE MEN Halfpipe Shaun White won the gold medal in this event. Men's Halfpipe - Final results , from nbcolympics.com. Parallel giant slalom Philipp Schoch of Switzerland bested his elder brother Simon Schoch in the final of the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom to successfully defend his Olympic gold medal. Snowboard cross See Also: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's Snowboard Cross Snowboard Cross is a new event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Competitors race in groups of four with the top two going onto the next round. The course consists of a combination of jumps, turns and moguls. The events took place in Bardonecchia on February 16. WOMEN Halfpipe Parallel giant slalom Snowboard cross Snowboard Cross is a new event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Competitors race in groups of four with the top two going onto the next round. The course consists of a combination of jumps, turns and moguls. The event took place in Bardonecchia on February 17. The final race will be remembered for the fall of Lindsey Jacobellis on the Penultimate jump due to Showboating (attempting a Backside method grab) which left Tanja Frieden to win. She had a commanding lead in the Snowboard Cross final but for some reason attempted a show-boating trick on the penultimate jump,lost her balance and went crashing to the ground only to see Switzerland's Tanja Frieden sneak past her and take the Gold . REFERENCES |
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