| What are the determining factors in naming a | | | | BMX biking. There are a couple of different |
| sport extreme? There are many sports | | | | versions of this sport with one being like traditional |
| considered to be extreme sports today but how | | | | racing with dirt jumps and obstacles. Freestyle |
| did they become to be known as such? Some | | | | BMX is more closely related to skateboarding as |
| came from seemingly benign beginnings and have | | | | they use the same courses as the skateboarders |
| evolved to more dangerous sports. The addiction | | | | use and perform tricks on their bikes. |
| to these sports it seems comes from the | | | | Have you seen the skiers that do all the crazy |
| associated adrenaline rush that comes from the | | | | tricks and flips coming off of ramps on the |
| participation in them. Let's look at some examples | | | | slopes? This is freestyle skiing and is one of the |
| of extreme sports. | | | | most popular of the winter extreme sports. Like |
| Skateboarding is considered the best known of | | | | snowboarding, this sport has its own tricks and its |
| extreme sports and was actually started in the | | | | own language. |
| sixties by bored surfers looking for a way to get | | | | An extreme sport mainly for the more mature of |
| exercise and cross train when the surf wasn't up. | | | | participants has recently evolved to be called |
| The sport took on a life of its own and soon | | | | sport climbing. With sport climbing there are |
| national competitions were being held bringing the | | | | preset handgrips and a designated course to climb |
| cult sport into mainstream America. From its | | | | with the goal to prove one's strength and athletic |
| humble beginnings the sport has now garnered | | | | ability. |
| worldwide attention. | | | | Ever felt the urge to jump out of an airplane? |
| The cold weather sister to skateboarding is snow | | | | Most people don't, but still this has become a very |
| boarding which takes the same movements and | | | | popular sport that gives an enormous adrenaline |
| more onto the snow. This extreme sport has | | | | rush from the initial jump. Parachuting teams work |
| really caught fire today and in the last winter | | | | together to form shapes and perform |
| Olympics the snowboarding events were among | | | | choreographed aerial maneuvers while freefalling. |
| the most popular. As its popularity has grown | | | | There is no doubt that as our culture seeks new |
| many resorts have added specialized snowboard | | | | ways to create excitement there will be new |
| trails and trick spots. | | | | extreme sports introduced that may prove to be |
| The sport that takes biking to the extreme is | | | | just as popular as the ones we see now. |