Snowboarders Get Olympic-Sized Halfpipe Boost

Published on May 29, 2024

Australia’s winter sport specialists will soon be able to train at home with an Olympic-sized halfpipe being built in Thredbo, New South Wales (NSW), with dual snowboard medallist Scotty James also dipping into his pocket to build a mini pipe. Thredbo will be the first Australian resort to build a 22ft (6.7 metres) halfpipe for Olympic training during the southern hemisphere’s winter snow season that will be open to all elite athletes. Mr. James took home silver in the snowboard halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Games while 19-year-old Valentino Guseli is also near the top of the world rankings, both without a dedicated Olympic facility at home on which to train....

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