Speak to Me in Snowboarding

       Reminded me of the strange lingo in other specialized activities, other sports like figure skating, yes, but other crafts as well, like ceramics.  Where did they get those names for things?  Out of the air, out of deference to the guy or country who created the move, out of plain descriptive ardor.

       Sage Kotsenburg won the Olympics in slopestyle snowboarding with his "Backside Double Cork 1620 Japan," chosen impetuously just before his last run because, as his brother advised him, "Why not?"

       And to top it off, do anybody but wild American youth toss around terms of joy like "down for it," "I'm stoked," "coolest thing," "that is sick."

       ALL in the spirit of "Why do we climb mountains?   Because they're there."  And with  meticulous devotion to techniques (and fun!) that'll get the job done.