Zeb Powell Is Looking for the ‘Next Me’

By BY MICHAEL VENUTOLO-MANTOVANI from NYT Sports Powell has become “the face of Black snowboarding.” He does not take that lightly.https://nyti.ms/3dCCtCc

To Reach His Dream, This Teen Will Have to Touch the Sky

By BY SHAUNA FARNELL from NYT Sports Brian Rice is a fearless 16-year-old who dreams of becoming the first African-American snowboarder to compete in the Olympics.https://nyti.ms/3eOGYuL

Top Snowboarders Face a New Challenge: Freestyle in the Backcountry

By BY ADAM SKOLNICK from NYT Sports So you think you can shred? Travis Rice has created a new tour that pushes full spectrum snowboarding as competitive sport.https://nyti.ms/2PzGSMI

Jake Burton Carpenter, Who Ushered in Snowboarding as a Sport, Dies at 65

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports After his fascination with the Snurfer, a crude version of a snowboard created in the 1960s, he built the first successful snowboard company.https://nyti.ms/2D6vX3w

Sherm Poppen, a Dad Who Fathered the Snowboard, Dies at 89

By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports He was trying to entertain his daughters on a snowy Christmas Day in Michigan when he invented his Snurfer, a prototype of the modern snowboard.https://nyti.ms/2OPxrbp

Chloe Kim’s Next Big Challenge: College

By BRIAN PINELLI from NYT Sports On Friday, about a year after being the breakout star of the Winter Olympics, Kim won her first world championship in the snowboard halfpipe.https://nyti.ms/2GCopZn

What’s Next After Paralympic Gold? The Olympics

By TALYA MINSBERG from NYT Sports Evan Strong has won just about every medal he can in adaptive snowboarding. Now he wants to take on able-bodied athletes.http://nyti.ms/2u3Tf8K

The Daredevils Above, Their Parents Below: Welcome to Big Air Snowboarding

By JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Big air is a new event at the Olympics, and the mothers and fathers of the competitors probably deserve medals just for watching.http://nyti.ms/2omSkdg

For Snowboarders, the Music Matters as Much as the Gear

By TARA PARKER-POPE from NYT Sports While many athletes listen to music to pump themselves up before an event, snowboarders often listen to music to boost their mood during competition.http://nyti.ms/2sJN5do

What Is Big Air? It’s the Olympics’ Newest Snowboard Event

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The name is accurate. Everything about the event is big. And the dizzying heights achieved by the snowboarders more than justifies the “air.”http://nyti.ms/2ECwqd2

Shaun White’s Bumpy Ride Back to the Top

By JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports After a disappointing fourth place in the halfpipe at the 2014 Games, the world’s best snowboarder had to “put it down” for another Olympic gold medal.http://nyti.ms/2o2lf7f

Shaun White, a ‘Little Nervous,’ Impresses in Halfpipe Qualifying

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports White, the snowboarding legend, looked to be in top form, scoring the best run of qualifying in the halfpipe event on Tuesday.http://nyti.ms/2Ck5uwU

Women’s Halfpipe Live Results: Chloe Kim Goes for Gold in Debut

By VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Kim, the 17-year-old American, is a big favorite in the women’s halfpipe snowboard competition. Stay here for live updates and analysis.http://nyti.ms/2Chspso