Editing Snowboarding (section)

== Terminology ==

=== Stances===
The way in which a snowboarder normally rides most on their snowboard as determined by the placement of their feet and direction of travel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/snowboarding-101-glossary |title=Snowboarding 101: Glossary |publisher=[[NBC Universal]] |date=2021 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215200413/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/snowboarding-101-glossary |url-status=live }}</ref>

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{{term |1=Goofy Stance}}
{{defn |1=The stance of a snowboarder that normally rides with their right foot first.}}
{{term |1=Regular Stance}}
{{defn |1=The stance of a snowboarder that normally rides with their left foot first.}}
{{term |1=Switch Stance}}
{{defn |1=The opposite stance of what a snowboarder normally rides.}}
{{glossary end}}

=== Parts of a snowboard ===
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{{term |1=Binding}}
{{defn |1=The portion of the board that attaches the riders' feet to the snowboard.}}
{{term |1=Heel Edge}}
{{defn |1=The edge of the snowboard that the riders' heels rest on.}}
{{term |1=Nose Edge}}
{{defn |1=The forward edge of the snowboard.}}
{{term |1=Tail Edge}}
{{defn |1=The trailing edge of the snowboard.}}
{{term |1=Toe Edge}}
{{defn |1=The edge that the riders' toes rest on}}
{{glossary end}}

=== Rotations ===
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{{term |1=Backside Rotation}}
{{defn |1=A flat rotation in which the back of the person's body is the first to intersect with the direction of travel; after 90 degrees of rotation, the person's back will be facing the direction of travel.}}

{{term |1=Frontside Rotation}}
{{defn |1=A flat rotation in which the front of the person's body is the first to intersect with the direction of travel; after 90 degrees of rotation, the person's front will be facing the direction of travel.}}

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=== Flips ===

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{{term |1=Back Flip}}
{{defn |1=A backwards summersault over the heel edge of the board.}}

{{term |1=Front Flip}}
{{defn |1=A forwards summersault (i.e. face first) over the toe edge of the board.}}

{{term |1=Tamedog}}
{{defn |1=A cartwheel over the nose edge of the board.}}

{{term |1=Wildcat}}
{{defn |1=A cartwheel over the tail edge of the board.}}

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=== Off-axis rotations ===

Off-Axis rotations combine flips and rotations; the naming convention is to first describe the horizontal rotation, followed by the number of off-axis rotations, terminated by the degree of total rotation (i.e. Backside Triple-Cork 1440).

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{{term |1=Cork}}
{{defn |1=A rotation in which the snowboard leads through the air in the direction of travel.}}
{{term |1=Rodeo}}
{{defn |1=A rotation in which the person's head leads through the air in the direction of travel.}}
{{glossary end}}