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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 has won silver in the snowboard half-pipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics, narrowly missing out on gold in a thrilling finish.
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.
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.
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 U.S. competitors are affected, the country's anti-doping chief said on Friday.
Japan's Ayumu Hirano finally won Olympic halfpipe gold as Shaun White's glittering snowboarding career came to an end without a medal in Beijing.
Chelsea aim to put a turbulent past couple of months behind them by winning the Club World Cup final against Palmeiras on Saturday, the start of a season-defining period for the European champions. The Blues have fallen off the pace in the Premier League after winning just three of the last 10 games but are still competing for multiple honours at home and on the continent. Chelsea are through to the League Cup final against Liverpool on February 27, four days after the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against French club Lille and just before the fifth round of the FA Cup.