Ruka Hirano

Best of: Men’s Snowboard Toyota Superpipe Highlights Video | Dew Tour Copper 2021

The most anticipated event at Dew Tour Copper 2021 went down on Sunday’s final, with the men’s snowboard Toyota superpipe competition closing out the weekend. A stacked roster of heavy-hitting halfpipe riders ensured a premier show that did not disappoint. Sediment fills the air as USA favorite Shaun White announces his retirement from snowboarding, making this his final Dew Tour competition. At the same time, fans get rowdy in anticipation of Ayumu Hirano’s triple cork, the first ever to be landed in a competition. Watch all the best moves in the highlights video above featuring The most anticipated event at Dew Tour Copper 2021 went down on Sunday’s final, with the men’s snowboard Toyota superpipe competition closing out the weekend. A stacked roster of heavy-hitting halfpipe riders ensured a premier show that did not disappoint. Sediment fills the air as USA favorite Shaun White announces his retirement from snowboarding, making this his final Dew Tour competition. At the same time, fans get rowdy in anticipation of Ayumu Hirano’s triple cork, the first ever to be landed in a competition. Watch all the best moves in the highlights video above featuring Chase Josey, Joey Okesson, Andre Hoeflich, Shaun White, Valentino Guseli, Ayumu Hirano, Jan Scherrer, Ruka Hirano, Taylor Gold, and Yuto Totsuka.

Ruka Hirano (JPN) | 2nd place ! Men's Halfpipe | Mammoth | FIS Snowboard

Winning Runs: Yuto Totsuka Wins Men’s Superpipe Final, Presented by Toyota | Dew Tour Copper 2021

Closing out Dew Tour weekend here at Copper Mountain was the men’s snowboard superpipe final presented by Toyota. History was made with Ayumu Hirano taking the triple cork from practice to landing the first one ever in a competition, and Shaun White calls this his last time in the superpipe at Dew Tour. But at the end of it all, it was Yuto Totsuka on top of the podium with Taylor Gold in second and Ruka Hirano in third place.

Full Men’s Superpipe Final Results
1.) Yuto Totsuka, 95.50
2.) Taylor Gold, 92.00
3.) Ruka Hirano, 89.00
4.) Jan Scherrer, 88.00
5.) Ayumu Hirano, 86.75
6.) Valentino Guseli, 83.00
7.) Shaun White, 82.00
8.) Andre Hoeflich, 80.75
9.) Joey Okesson, 75.75
10.) Chase Josey, 29.25

Top Three Qualifying Runs from Men's Snowboard Superpipe Presented by Toyota| Dew Tour Copper 2021

Here are the top three qualifying runs from the men’s superpipe presented by Toyota competition featuring Ayumu Hirano, Ruka Hirano, and Yuto Totsuka. With a field size of 23 snowboarders, only the top ten will make it onto Sunday’s final.

Ruka Hirano (JPN) | Winner | Men's Halfpipe | Copper Mountain | FIS Snowboard

Ed’s LAAX OPEN Diaries 2021: The incredible lightness of flying

Witness the 2021 edition of the legendary OPEN snowboard comp in LAAX. Day by day, starting on Monday morning on the roof of the GALAAXY until Saturday night with the closing action of the superpipe finals under spotlight, Ed Leigh is guiding you through a very special competition week in pandemic times, masterful mastered by LAAX, its crew and all the riders.

A 25 minutes edit highlighting freestyle snowboarding and its culture. Tune-in and enjoy!

A LAAX OPEN PRODUCTION
Hosted by Ed Leigh
Directed by Petra Serbin
Filmed & edited by Dropin-TV
Produced by Astrid Nehls
Additional footage: SRG, LAAX OPEN Riders

BEST OF SNOWBOARDING | X Games Aspen 2021

Need a refresher on three days of snowboarding action from X Games Aspen 2021? From Big Air to SuperPipe to Slopestyle to Knuckle Huck, it's all covered in this highlight reel. What's your favorite snowboarding discipline at X Games? Let us know in the comments.

MEDAL RUNS: Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe | X Games Aspen 2021

Watch the gold, silver and bronze medal runs from Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe on Sunday at X Games Aspen 2021.