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69 athletes competing across Freestyle, Freeski and Snowboard have been selected to represent Great Britain throughout the 2021/22 season
SNOWBOARD CROSS
Banked turns, rollers and jumps, all whilst racing head to head against three other athletes. Pull out of the start gate, hit the rollers and learn more about the exhilarating discipline of Snowboard Cross
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The Events
Snowboard Cross (SBX)
Events:
Snowboard Cross
A timed racing event in which four to six competitors simultaneously race down a course.
Events:
Snowboard Cross
Courses encompass both naturally occurring terrain and artificial features like jumps, rollers or banks.
They are typically narrow with cambered turns, and steep and flat sections designed to challenge the athletes' ability to stay in control while maintaining maximum speed.
They are typically narrow with cambered turns, and steep and flat sections designed to challenge the athletes' ability to stay in control while maintaining maximum speed.
Events:
Scoring
Time trial format followed by a knock-out tournament. Athletes race head to head in heats of four and occasionally six. The first two to cross the finish line advance to the next round, until the final.
At times athletes collide with each other mid-race, but any intentional contact leads to disqualification.
At times athletes collide with each other mid-race, but any intentional contact leads to disqualification.
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