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Which snowboarding events were included at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics?
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Snowboarder Torah Bright of Australia competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, snowboarding made its official debut as an Olympic sport. A total of four events were held, consisting of two events for men and two for women across two distinct specialties:12
- Giant Slalom: A downhill event modeled after giant slalom skiing.2
- Half-pipe: A competition where riders performed tricks while navigating a semicircular pipe.2