HISTORY OF SNOWBOARDING
It is hard to say who actually "invented" the first snowboard. People would have always figured out how to slide down a hill on some sled, thus it would be unfair to point out one specific person, A)___________.
There were some people, though, B)_____________.
In 1929, in the state of Utah, a man called M.J. "Jack" Burchett cut out a plank of plywood and tried to secure his feet with some clothesline and horse reins. Before the next step for the snowboard was taken, C)_______________ until 1965, when Sherman Poppen, a chemical engineer in Muskegon, invented "The Snurfer" as a toy for his daughter. He made "The Snurfer" by binding two skis together and putting a rope at the nose, so the rider could hold it and keep it more stable. "The Snurfer" was sold over half a million times in 1966. However, despite Poppen's efforts, it was only seen as a toy for kids, even though D)_____________. Jake Burton took part in them and became really interested in the snurfer.
While Burton was into riding "The Snurfer", Dimitrije Milovich started making snowboards in 1969. After sliding down some hills on a cafeteria plate in College, E)_____________. His boards were based on surfboards combined with the way skis work.
In 1972 Milovich started a new company called "Winterstick". He produced several boards, and even got articles in the "Newsweek" and "Powder", F)______________. Even though Milovich left the snowboarding business in 1980, he is still recognized as a very important pioneer of this sport.

• Объекты 1
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
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• Объекты 2
  • who came up with "the first" snowboard
  • who built them like sleds before
  • it had to wait for over 30 years
  • he organized competitions with the new board
  • he came up with an idea
  • which made snowboarding better known
  • they became very popular