Sofya Fedorova earns career's first and takes home Slopestyle World Cup title | Highlights

19-years-old Russia shredder Sofya Fedorova puts down a solid run in the finals of the Seiser Alm Legends Slopestyle World Cup event to not only win her career's first but also becoming the first Russian to win a snowboard freestyle discipline title. Silje Norendal (NOR) and Sarka Pancochova (CZE) round out the Legend's podium as respective second and third. Full results here: https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=SB&competitorid=200404&raceid=14281 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.