Snowboarding is one of five new sports added to the Winter Olympic program between 1992 and 2002. Since that time, the snowboarding program was often changed: new disciplines were added, old ones were canceled. Only the half-pipe competition, which is part of the program of all Winter Olympic Games, has remained unchanged.
Snowboarding was born in the 1960s. There are known references to experiments with boards that vaguely resemble snowboards at the beginning of the last century. American Sherman Poppen is considered the founder of modern snowboarding.
One of the most famous people in the world of snowboarding is Travis Rice. His choice of places for skating, crazy and insane tricks will not leave anyone indifferent. For Travis, snowboarding is not a sport, but an art. His passion lies in discovering new places of pristine beauty where there is no place for man.Travis was born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA. His father was a rescue skier, so the athlete's love for snow is in his blood. Travis is considered one of the most famous riders in the world, and critics shower him with praise as one of the best athletes in all styles of snowboarding.
In 2001, the unknown athlete Travis Rice participated in competitions organized by Snowboarder magazine. He decided to do several backside rodeos on a kicker more than 30 meters high. And overshadowed everyone.
Travis' career developed rapidly: he not only got the opportunity to participate in the X Games the following season, but also starred in the snowboarding film Transcendence. This shooting literally turned my life upside down.
In 2005, together with his friend Kurt Morgan, he founded Brain Farm Digital Cinema. The company produced some of the highest-grossing snowboarding films of all time, including That's It, That's All and The Art of Flight.
In 2012, Travis organized the Red Bull Supernatural competition, in which freeriding on natural terrain is combined with freestyle tricks. In October 2016, Travis released The Fourth Phase, the long-awaited sequel to The Art of Flight in 4K.
Travis Rice is a true legend of freeride with incredible sports achievements, a pioneer of the genre of extreme cinema and the creator of several cult films.
Date of birth
October 9, 1982
Place of birth
Wyoming, USA
Age
40
Citizenship
USA
USA
The beginning of a career
2001
Disciplines
Snowboarding
