Hirano Ayumu: Fans react to Japanese snowboard superstar's amazing journey to Olympic Gold
Hirano Ayumu has brought the men's snowboard halfpipe to a new echelon.
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US anti-doping act should be used at Beijing Games: Anti-doping agency's Tygart
BEIJING: An anti-doping act that allows American authorities to prosecute foreign athletes or officials outside the United States should be applied at the Beijing Winter Olympics if US competitors are affected, the country's anti-doping chief said on Friday (Feb 11).
Infantino says World Cup will be health ‘benchmark’ for global sporting events
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 11, 2021, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino takes off a mask during an interview in the Qatari capital Doha ahead of the Club World Cup final amid the Covid-19 pandemic. – Infantino said on February 10, 2022 this year’s World Cup finals in Qatar will become a “benchmark” for holding future global sporting events during a health crisis. The Qatari organisers of the 32 nation event that starts November 21 and runs till December 18 said they are “cautiously optimistic” it will be the first mass gathering of sports fans for a global sports event since the coronavirus pandemic erupted two years ago. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Snowboarder Shaun White places fourth in halfpipe in final Olympics competition, Japan's Ayumu Hirano wins gold
Shaun White finished fourth in his final snowboard contest at the men's halfpipe on Friday morning at the Beijing Olympics, capping a 20-year career that spanned five Olympics while amassing a contest record that might never be eclipsed.
Winter Olympics: ‘The best run in snowboard halfpipe history’ – Ayumu Hirano seals gold as Shaun White finishes fourth
Snowboard legend Shaun White missed out on a halfpipe medal in his last competition as Japan’s Ayumu Hirano claimed gold with a dazzling final run. The 35-year-old American, who will retire after Beijing 2022, finished fourth with 85.00 points. Ad/> Hirano took the gold medal with 96.00 points ahead of Australia’s Scotty James (92.50) and Switzerland’s Jan Scherrer (87.25).
Australia's Scotty James wins snowboard half-pipe silver at Beijing Winter Olympic Games
Australia's Scotty James has won silver in the snowboard half-pipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics, narrowly missing out on gold in a thrilling finish.
3-time Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White finishes 4th in final outing of legendary career
In Shaun White's farewell performance on Friday, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe with a boundary-pushing final run in Beijing.
Japan's Ayumu Hirano wins men's snowboard halfpipe gold; Shaun White places fourth in final Olympics competition
BEIJING — Japan's Ayumu Hirano has won gold in the men's halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics. Snowboarding pioneer Shaun White was fourth in what he has said would be his final competition.