Snowboard
Bokwang Phoenix Snow Park
Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre
FEB

TERMINOLOGY*
Air: Rider leaves ground
Goofy: Rider leads with right foot instead of left
Switch: Rider lands counter to natural stance
Frontside and Backside: Direction of rotation of spin (in air) and also direction snowboarder approaches obstacles
Fakie: Any trick performed while riding switch 
Method: Lift board behind back while grabbing heel edge with leading hand
Invert: Handstand on edge of halfpipe
Cab: Any switch-frontside spin on any feature

Sochi halfpipe gold medallist Kaitlyn Farrington (USA)

NEW EVENT – BIG AIR: Only snowboard event based at Ski Jumping Centre, competitors perform complex tricks off very large jump
160m
Kicker
Judges consider: Switch take-offs or landings, frontside or backside rotations, heel or toe take offs, grabs and blind landings

HALFPIPE
Athletes perform jumps, rotations, and twists in air as they criss-cross semi-circular ramp
Drop-in ramp
Airs: Course allows for 5-8 aerial revolutions
Best score from two runs wins
180m
1km
500m
18°
Six judges award up to 100pts each. Top and bottom scores removed. Average of remaining four used

PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM
Two snowboardersrace side by side, weaving through gates and tight turns
Riders swap sides for second run. Fastest total  time wins
Gates: Tapered to maximise cornering angles
Course length: 400-700m
16° Incline

SLOPESTYLE
Athletes choose which objects to interact with Snowboard
Obstacles: Tables, boxes, walls, rails
Judged on jump height, degree of difficulty and overall execution
12° average
Three jump sections

SNOWBOARD CROSS
Course arranged with structures like banks, rollers, spines and jumps
Best times from two preliminary races sees 32 to 36 athletes go through to finals
Halfpipe
Course width:40m (minimum)
Course

Gold medal winners Sochi 2014
Halfpipe
I. Podladtchikov (SUI)
K. Farrington (USA)

Parallel Giant Slalom
V. Wild (RUS)
P. Kummer (SUI)

Parallel Slalom†
V. Wild (RUS)
J. Dujmovits (AUT)

Slopestyle
S. Kitsenburg (USA)
J. Anderson (USA)

Snowboard Cross
P. Vaultier (FRA)
E. Samkova (CZE)

†Dropped from 2018 Olympics in favour of Big Air competition
*Selected

Original picture: Getty Images
Sources: POCOG, FIS, IOC, The Virtual Friends