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When did the International Olympic Committee recognize snowboarding?
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Snowboarder Torah Bright of Australia competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially recognized snowboarding in 1994. Following this recognition, the sport made its debut at the Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, in 1998.12
Prior to this, snowboarding competitions were governed by the International Snowboarding Federation (ISF), which was formed in 1991. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) also recognized the sport in 1994, and the IOC subsequently designated the FIS as the official sanctioning body for snowboarding in the Olympics.2