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Who organized the first world championship half-pipe competition in 1983?
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Snowboarder Torah Bright of Australia competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
The first world championship half-pipe competition, held in 1983 in Soda Springs, California, was organized by Tom Sims, the founder of Sims Snowboards.1