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The Carving Games: Snowboard racing is competing for its life at the 2026 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee will assess parallel giant slalom’s performance at the 2026 Winter Games before deciding its inclusion for 2030 in France under new youth-focused criteria.
- Amid the 2026 Games, IOC officials have put PGS under review with the possibility of dropping it and Nordic combined from the 2030 Winter Games in France, as Ester Ledecka races Sunday at the Milan–Cortina Games.
- The International Olympic Committee said in September the decision followed new criteria set two years ago for an Olympics `balanced, youth-focused and cost-efficient`, and they will review sports based on this year's performance.
- NBC pays a big chunk of Olympic costs, snowboard racing lacks U.S. stars, and besides Klug’s, the U.S. has only one other medal in PGS, while manufacturers shift focus, Reiter said.
- Ester Ledecka and other Alpine snowboarders have launched a public `#keepPGSolympic` campaign; supporters say putting on a strong show Sunday could influence the IOC review.
- If PGS is dropped, snowboarding would tilt toward halfpipe stars like Chloe Kim, Scotty James and Ayumu Hirano, erasing a history including Chris Klug's comeback, Vic Wild's gold and a chaotic 2010 Vancouver race.
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The Carving Games: Snowboard racing is competing for its life at the 2026 Olympics - The Boston Globe
Now Reiter, 45, is a coach of the world’s best woman snowboard racer, Czech two-time gold medalist Ester Ledecka. Reiter’s pupil, can make snowboarding history with a third straight Olympic gold when she races in parallel giant slalom Sunday at the Milan Cortina Games.
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The Carving Games: Snowboard racing is competing for its life at the 2026 Olympics
Snowboard's parallel giant slalom may be facing its swan song at the Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee has said it will consider ditching the alpine snowboarding race from the Olympics in four years depending on a review of its showing at 2026 Winter Games.
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