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Shaun White, wearing a white suit and orange Olympic bib, performs an aerial snowboard trick in the men's halfpipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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half-pipe snowboarding

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Also known as: halfpipe snowboarding
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Shaun White, wearing a white suit and orange Olympic bib, performs an aerial snowboard trick in the men's halfpipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
A gold medal performance Shaun White competing in the men's half-pipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Half-pipe snowboarding is a discipline within the freestyle category of snowboarding. It involves riding in a U-shaped ramp with high sides, known as a half-pipe. Snowboarders gain speed by moving from one side of the pipe to the other, launching into the air to perform tricks such as spins and flips.123

The sport originated in the 1960s and 1970s, evolving from skiing, surfing, and skateboarding. Competitions are judged on the technical difficulty, execution, height, and style of the tricks performed. Modern half-pipes, often called superpipes, can have walls over 22 feet high.3

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