<P> The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding , sledding , surfing and skiing . It was developed in the United States in the 1960s , became a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and first featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014 . Its popularity ( as measured by equipment sales ) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since . </P>
<P> The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding , sledding , surfing and skiing . It was developed in the United States in the 1960s , became a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and first featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014 . Its popularity ( as measured by equipment sales ) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since . </P>
when did snow boarding become a olympic sport
when did snow boarding become a olympic sport
1998
1998