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How high are the walls of an Olympic-standard snowboarding superpipe?
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Snowboarder Torah Bright of Australia competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
The Olympic standard height for a half-pipe superpipe is 22 feet (6.7 meters).1
While there are no universal official definitions for these terms, pipes with walls exceeding 16 feet (4.9 meters) and featuring nearly vertical walls are generally classified as superpipes. These structures are designed to provide the necessary pitch and momentum for athletes to perform complex aerial maneuvers, such as multiple spins and flips.12