Freestyle snowboarders close out 2016/17 in Czech Republic | FIS Snowboard

The Sowboard Freestyle World Cup will head to Spindleruv Mlyn this weekend for this winter's sixth and final slopestyle contest scheduledon Saturday, March. 25th. For the third time in a row, the so-called Audi Snowjam, the sole European stop of the tour, will host the season's finals and is thus expected to be one of the best snowboard events with perfect atmosphere. The US duo of Redmond Gerard and Jamie Anderson lead the discipline standings but there are some other riders still able to snatch the titles. Snowboard is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered by FIS - The International Ski Federation. The discipline consists of five different events Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard cross, and parallel slalom. Snowboarding is a young snow sport which began in the 1960's. The 1960's were a time of evolution, as young people looked for different forms of expression in winter sports. Snowboarding began to be organized in that decade when the advancements in modern snowboard equipment and freedom of expression led to new and exciting snowboard techniques. Snowboarding's growing popularity is reflected in its recognition as an official sport: in 1985, with the first World Cup was held in Zürs, Austria. In 1998 Snowboarding was added to the Olympic winter schedule. For further information about FIS Snowboard visit: http://fissnowboard.com Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/fissnowboard ‬ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fissnowboard ‬ FIS: As the governing body of international skiing and snowboarding, FIS manages the Olympic disciplines of Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding, including setting the international competition rules. Through its 116 member nations, more than 6'500 FIS ski and snowboard competitions are staged annually.