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Snowboarding, From the Fringes to the Olympic Games

Snowboarding, From the Fringes to the Olympic Games

Update: 2018-01-15

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The Podium examines how snowboarding evolved and gained popularity in the U.S. and made its way into the Olympics. Plus, why there will never be another Shaun White and how Kelly Clark catapulted to the national scene.

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Introducing The Podium

Introducing The Podium

2017-12-1301:14

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: I Think You're Interesting featuring Chang Rae Lee

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: I Think You're Interesting featuring Chang Rae Lee

2017-12-1457:00

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: Worldly on the geopolitics of the Winter Olympics

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: Worldly on the geopolitics of the Winter Olympics

2017-12-1527:32

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: The Ezra Klein Show on what life is like in North Korea

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: The Ezra Klein Show on what life is like in North Korea

2017-12-2050:50

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: Recode Media with Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir

Vox Media Preview of The Podium: Recode Media with Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir

2017-12-2132:20

The Podium: Get Ready for the Games

The Podium: Get Ready for the Games

2018-01-0502:05

No Chill: How "Tropical" Athletes Pursue the Winter Olympics

No Chill: How "Tropical" Athletes Pursue the Winter Olympics

2018-01-0817:55

Snowboarding, From the Fringes to the Olympic Games

Snowboarding, From the Fringes to the Olympic Games

2018-01-1531:01

Best of US: American Athletes to Watch in PyeongChang

Best of US: American Athletes to Watch in PyeongChang

2018-01-2216:44

Break the Ice: How Nathan Chen, U.S. Women’s Hockey changed the game

Break the Ice: How Nathan Chen, U.S. Women’s Hockey changed the game

2018-01-2910:45

Intel and Innovation: How technology is changing the Olympics (Sponsored)

Intel and Innovation: How technology is changing the Olympics (Sponsored)

2018-02-0531:55

Introducing The Podium: Daily Coverage from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games

Introducing The Podium: Daily Coverage from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games

2018-02-0801:14

Day 0: Katie Couric previews the Opening Ceremony

Day 0: Katie Couric previews the Opening Ceremony

2018-02-0924:45

Day 1: Tara and Johnny join Primetime, and a shift in snowboarding

Day 1: Tara and Johnny join Primetime, and a shift in snowboarding

2018-02-1021:16

Day 2: Red Gerard’s slopestyle Gold, and the fight for women’s ski jumping

Day 2: Red Gerard’s slopestyle Gold, and the fight for women’s ski jumping

2018-02-1118:13

Day 3: Chef David Chang is on a mission to understand curling

Day 3: Chef David Chang is on a mission to understand curling

2018-02-1233:28

Day 4: Shaun White, Jamie Anderson and her best friend, Julia Mancuso

Day 4: Shaun White, Jamie Anderson and her best friend, Julia Mancuso

2018-02-1323:56

Day 5: The unified Korean hockey team and life inside North Korea; Mary Carillo

Day 5: The unified Korean hockey team and life inside North Korea; Mary Carillo

2018-02-1423:50

Day 6: The Shib Sibs, pairs, and a crash course in sliding sports

Day 6: The Shib Sibs, pairs, and a crash course in sliding sports

2018-02-1518:44

Day 7: Mikaela Shiffrin falls short; Vonetta Flowers and black athletes at the Winter Olympics

Day 7: Mikaela Shiffrin falls short; Vonetta Flowers and black athletes at the Winter Olympics

2018-02-1621:24

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Snowboarding, From the Fringes to the Olympic Games

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