scrutton Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 A ski buddy of mine told me that the snowboarders like to take their boards up onto the podium. He's certainly right, as evidenced by the photos at http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?37314-USASA-Nationals-a-Huge-Success We brain-stormed why - sponsorships, endorsement deals. Shop or local hill deals. Genuine happiness with the product from the manufacturer. Popularizing the alpine sport. Those were my guesses. Why do folks take their boards up onto the podium, though? P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf Quebec Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 To be sure to not be confused with skiers ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Ever watch ski racing on TV? You see skiers immediately pop one ski off and place it next to their face as the camera zooms in for the interview? Same reasons as you speculate, not-so-subtle product placement--a winner's endorsment of the equipment, if you kiss the ski, even better. Boards are like billboards compared to skis, lots of room for other sponsor's logos and stickers, but FIS has rules about the size of the advertisements a racer can wear. They apparently don't want it to look like a NASCAR race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 if i could get a podium finish on a binding-less board, i'd have it up there with me. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJ Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 If I had to guess at least at USASA nationals and Alpine riders, it is kind of a thank you to the manufaturers. Many of us have a very close personnal relationship with those manufaturers and it is a small way to say thanks for making us a great product that got us on the podium. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil sunday Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Many athletes get a little cash from sponsors when they "podium" a board. I know I took my Kessler to the podium a few years ago, not to thank Kessler, but because I had my club logo/sticker on the board as well as show off my Bomber Sidewinders! This year, my athlete wanted to give Sean Martin a little publicity, and took his Donek to the top. Nothing more- nothing less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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