Japan dominate Olympic big air‘SO BORING’: After falling on his second try, Kira Kimura won by riding backward and spinning five-and-a-half times with a grab of his board between the bindingsAP, LIVIGNO, ItalyThat ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. We had a really good offseason, lots of preparation.”Japan’s Ryoma Kimata competes during the men’s snowboarding big air finals at the Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Saturday. When Ayumu Hirano won the Olympic title four years ago, it marked has third Olympic medal. “We hate to lose,” said Ogiwara, who has won the last two X Games big air contests. Before this, the country had accumulated a single bronze medal in big air, saving most of the celebrations for Hirano and Co on the halfpipe.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2026 16:06 UTC