It’s 1998. Snowboarding has just been added to the Winter Olympics in Nagano. The sport is still gaining popularity and credibility and losing its rebellious reputation. The Nagano halfpipe mirrors ...

Australian snowboarder Scotty James calls the process of perfecting his signature trick on the halfpipe akin to a right-handed person “trying to write a thesis with your left hand.” Impossible? No.

Australian snowboarder Scotty James calls the process of perfecting his signature trick on the halfpipe akin to a right-handed person “trying to write a thesis with your left hand.” Impossible? No.

Women’s halfpipe made its debut at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Unlike at recent Winter Games, athletes were not judged on amplitude. The halfpipe measured half the size of the 22-foot halfpipe walls ...