Byline: LYRYSA SMITH Staff writer
Watching U.S. snowboarders fly, flip and slide their way to handfuls of Olympic medals this past week has been inspiring. But listening to snowboarders talk about their hotter-than-ever sport is ... well, gnarly (confusing).
They'll tell you about strong amplitude, mute grabs and ho ho, riding goofy-foot and fakie.
They do chicken salad, roast beef, Pop Tart, eggplant -- and we are not talking food here. And don't miss wet cat, lip trick and mosquito air.
Get this: To win her Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe competition on Sunday, Kelly Clark performed a backside method, a stalefish, a McTwist and a frontside-720.
All this while wearing baggy pants and listening to Blink 182 on a Walkman.
Snowboarding. It's not just a sport, it's a lifestyle.
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