Ayumu Hirano

Pyeongchang Diaries | Part II | Kim, White crowned Halfpipe champions | FIS Snowboard

Chloe Kim triumphed in the Ladies' competition to become the youngest female gold medallist on snow at the OWG. Fellow countryman Shaun White saved the best for last to claim a third gold medal on the Men's side.

Snowboard is one of the six Olympic disciplines administered by FIS - The International Ski Federation. The discipline consists of five different events Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Snowboard cross, and parallel slalom. Snowboarding is a young snow sport which began in the 1960's. The 1960's were a time of evolution, as young people looked for different forms of expression in winter sports. Snowboarding began to be organized in that decade when the advancements in modern snowboard equipment and freedom of expression led to new and exciting snowboard techniques. Snowboarding's growing popularity is reflected in its recognition as an official sport: in 1985, with the first World Cup was held in Zürs, Austria. In 1998 Snowboarding was added to the Olympic winter schedule.

Ayumu Hirano wins the gold medal in Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe, Sunday night at X Games Aspen 2018.

Hirano tops the field in Copper Mountain Halfpipe | Highlights

Ayumu Hirano from Japan collects 95.25 points to succeed in Copper Mountain Halfpipe, improving his second place from Cardrona in september. Ben Ferguson and Shaun White from US round out podium in second and third place.

Highlights | Yuto Totsuka triumphs in Japan one-two at Cardrona Halfpipe | FIS Snowboard

Yuto Totsuka (JPN) not only wins the 2017-18 Halfpipe World Cup opener staged during the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ in Cardrona Alpine Ski Resort, New Zealand ahead of Ayumu Hirano (JPN) and Patrick Burgener (SUI) but also his career's World Cup debut.

MONSTER Khaos reborn 🔥🔥🔥

Had a great time at X games Oslo!