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Originally Posted by playing_games
During the broadcast of the halfpipe event, the American broadcasters said that the reason Finland is so good in halfpipe is that the mountains in Finland are small and halfpipe developed fast as a result of that. I guess they were saying that you do not need the high mountains and large territory that you need for ski for halfpipe snowboarding. Are they right? I always thought that Finland is a rugged country with impressive mountains.
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The broadcasters are right. Finland doesn't have too many large mountains, which is why cross country is more popular than downhill. That could also explain why halfpipe has become popular, because the downhill isn't as exciting. Another reason could be that it's just cool. America has a whole lot of mountains, but halfpipe is still popular because it's an easier way to showoff to more people.
