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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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.
White lo deja en las mejores manos: Hirano, vuelo y oro únicos
Público y compañeros en pie, aplauso unánime y lágrimas en los ojos de Shaun White. Desde el suelo, tras caer en el último intento de asaltar las medallas, sonriendo y llorando al mismo tiempo, The Flying Tomato agradecía todo el cariño recibido.. Casi todos los presentes, con poco margen para el error, tenían o han tenido un póster suyo en la habitación. Pocos deportistas han dominado tan bellamente una disciplina como White el snowboard halfpipe y el adiós, su retirada, anunciada durante estos mismos Juegos, merecía estar a la altura de sus saltos. Lo estuvo y, además, en una metáfora perfecta, dio la bienvenida a una nueva era cargada de talento.
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.