Snowboarding

1/22/2025 |  AI experiment in halfpipe judging at X Games will give snowboarders a glimpse into the future (Associated Press (AP)) The X Games will experiment judging halfpipe runs this week in Aspen using artificial intelligence, the cutting-edge technology that could someday play a role in the way subjectively judged sports are scored.

1/21/2025 |  Para Snowboard World Cup Heads to Steamboat Ski Resort (SportsTravel) The FIS Para Snowboard World Cup is coming back to the United States for the first time since 2017 for a set of snowboard cross races in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, from February 25-27.
Along with two World Cup races, the event will feature three NorAm Cup races and the U.S. Para Snowboard Championships. U.S. Ski & Snowboard will organize the event along with FIS, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation, and the Steamboat Ski Resort.

1/15/2025 |  The Snow League Secures $15 Million in Funding (SGB UPDATE) Launched in June by three-time Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder and entrepreneur Shaun White, the Snow League will feature the world’s top male and female athletes in snowboarding and freeskiing competing in multiple halfpipe events staged at iconic worldwide resorts. NBC Sports and Peacock will broadcast the competitions.

1/9/2025 |  $200m overhaul for FC Dallas Toyota Stadium (Stadia Magazine) Toyota Stadium, home to FC Dallas, is undergoing a major renovation project. Currently Toyota Stadium seats 18,000. When the project is done in 2028, more than 21,000 fans will fit inside.
The total cost of the project is just under $200 million.
Toyota Stadium first opened in August 2005.

1/3/2025 |  Midwest Outdoor and Winter Sports Rep Associations Merge (SGB UPDATE) Midwest Winter Sports Reps Association (MWSRA) and Outdoor Reps Association (ORA) have merged to form the Midwest Professional Reps Organization or M-Pro. The merger was effective on January 1. The new group said it will be “an all-season resource for sales reps and retailers in outdoor, winter sports, and the various categories that touch them.”