Omar Visintin with back-to-back wins on SBX World Cup tour | Highlights

Italy's Omar Visintin kept the momentum from his Cervinia win before X-Mas also prevailing in the first ever SBX World Cup on Turkish soil. Olympic Champion Pierre Vaultier (FRA) comes in second with Alessandro Haemmerle (AUT) rounding out the podium in Erzurum as third. US rider Nick Baumgartner has to settle for fourth. Full results here: http://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard/cross/events-and-places/results/?season=2018&discipline=SBX,BXT&gender=all&race_id=14359§or=SB 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.