Dissed: Olympic snowboarders still irked by secondary status

FILE - Jamie Anderson, of the United States, celebrates winning gold after the women's slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Still bothering many of the riders was the way the slopestyle contests went down at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

FILE - Simona Meiler, of Switzerland, crashes during women's snowboard cross qualifying at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. More than 20 years after their sport was brought into the Olympics to give the Games a more vibrant feel, snowboarders still feel like second-class citizens. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - Mark McMorris looks at his score after his run during the men's slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. Still bothering many of the riders was the way the slopestyle contests went down at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. “It was a bloodbath out there,” said McMorris, the Canadian snowboard star who won a bronze medal in the men's slopestyle contest that also was held in windy, subpar conditions. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

FILE -Anna Gasser, of Austria, jumps for the second time in the women's Big Air snowboard final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. More than 20 years after their sport was brought into the Olympics to give the Games a more vibrant feel, snowboarders still feel like second-class citizens. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

FILE - Ladina Jenny, of Switzerland, crashes during the women's parallel giant slalom elimination run at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Still bothering many of the riders was the way the slopestyle contests went down at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. The women's contest was held in windy, subpar conditions while, across the mountain, the Alpine race was called off. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

FILE - Kelly Clark competes in the women's halfpipe qualifying at Phoenix Snow Park during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2018. Clark, a three-time Olympic medalist and one of the icons of the sport, said she recently spoke to a panel of Alpine experts in her role on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's fundraising arm. Part of her presentation was about the specifics needed to build a good halfpipe, the likes of which haven't been in play for at least half of the six Olympics at which snowboarding has been featured. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

FILE - Jake Burton Carpenter, the creator of Burton Snowboards, center, speaks during a bill signing with Gov. Peter Shumlin, to the right of Burton, making skiing and snowboarding the official state sports of Vermont, in Stowe, Vt, March 8, 2012. More than 20 years after their sport was brought into the Olympics to give the Games a more vibrant feel, snowboarders still feel like second-class citizens. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)