FIS Snowboard World Championships
Natalie Geisenberger, of Germany, celebrates winning the gold medal in luge women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Olympics Live: Germany's Geisenberger is 3-time luge champ

Feb. 07, 2022 08:30 PM EST

Shaun White of the United States, flies in the air during the final run of the snowboard halfpipe competition at the Laax Open, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Laax, Switzerland. White finished third, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
With Olympics waiting, White climbs the podium in Laax

By Eddie Pells Jan. 15, 2022 01:39 PM EST

FILE - Shaun White, of the United States, executes a trick in the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. Shaun White is likely heading to the Olympics for a fifth time. For the first time, the snowboarding star and three-time gold medalist on the halfpipe won't be the favorite. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)
Shaun White all but wraps up spot in his 5th Olympics

Jan. 13, 2022 10:11 AM EST

Shaun White, of the United States, executes a trick in the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey)
White heads back to halfpipe for a contest in Switzerland

By Eddie Pells Jan. 11, 2022 07:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 file photo, France's Julie Pomagalski speeds down the Parallel Giant Slalom at the FIS Snowboard World Championship in Arosa, Switzerland. Two-time Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski of France has died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. She was 40. Pomagalski competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2006 Turin Olympics, and in 1999 won gold in the snowboard cross at the world championships. The French Ski Federation announced that Pomagalski died Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella, File)
Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche at 40

Mar. 24, 2021 06:58 AM EDT

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Dec. 04, 2020 06:24 AM EST
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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2017, file photo, winner Alex Pullin from Australia cheers at the snow boarding cross World Cup in Feldberg, Germany. Two-time world snowboard champion and Winter Olympian Alex Pullin drowned Wednesday, July 8, 2020, while spearfishing on Australia’s Gold Coast. (Patrick Seeger/dpa via AP, File)
Snowboard world champion Pullin drowns in diving mishap

Jul. 08, 2020 02:14 AM EDT