In short, hydropowerâs unique characteristics will place it at the centre of our future clean energy systems. In addition, hydropower projects often provide many water-related benefits, such as flood and drought control, improved navigation and water supply for agriculture, industry and urban consumers.
Regino HernÃ¡ndez (born July 25, 1991) is a Spanish snowboarder. On March 29, 2011 he won a gold medal in snowboard cross at the 2011 FIS Junior World Championships in Valmalenco, Italy. Regino participated for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 where he was 31st.
Snowboarding was one of the sports represented at the first-ever Winter X Games in 1997. A year later, it made its Olympic debut at the 1998 Nagano Games, with halfpipe and giant slalom contested. Snowboard cross was added to the Olympic program in 2006, slopestyle premiered in 2014, and big air will make its Olympic debut in PyeongChang. [Back to top] 1998 Nagano The first-ever gold medal in Olympic snowboarding went to Canada's Ross Rebagliati for his win in the men's giant slalom, but that distinction initially lasted just a few days.