How's the view from up there?! WinterOlympics
"Just to have that air awareness to be able to hold on to an air that big in the halfpipe . . . it's so, so difficult to go that big and not start swimming in the air," snowboarder and commentator Todd Richards said during the live broadcast, comparing it to falling out of an airplane.
Hirano didn't medal; he received ninth out of 12 competitors with a 75.50, counting his first run's score after falling on runs two and three. Hirano's brother, Ayumu Hirano, also made history by landing the
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kaishu Hirano Didn't Win Halfpipe Medal And STILL Stole The Show With This FeatThe Japanese snowboarder struck a magnificent pose at the top of his soaring flight over the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Read more »
Shaun White Places Fourth in Final Competition; Ayumu Hirano wins Halfpipe GoldThe GOAT made his last WinterOlympics run. 🏂 In his final Olympics, teamusa superstar shaunwhite completes men's halfpipe final without earning a medal.
Read more »
Shaun White misses podium in final Olympics as Japan's Ayumu Hirano puts down historic runLegendary snowboarder Shaun White came up short in his bid to win his fourth overall and second straight gold medal in the halfpipe. He settled for fourth place in what he said will be his fifth and final Olympics. Beijing2022
Read more »
Ayumu Hirano Overcomes Controversial Score to Win Halfpipe GoldA scoring controversy after the second run in men’s snowboarding halfpipe almost overshadowed an epic showdown.
Read more »
Hirano wins Olympic gold, and saves snowboarding from a messAyumu Hirano linked his trendsetting, once-thought-impossible triple-cork trick to four more rock-solid jumps to win gold on the Olympic halfpipe Friday. That gave him a score of 96 and vaulted him in front of Australian Scotty James to take the title that has barely eluded him at the last two Winter Games.
Read more »