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Australia's Scotty James wants Olympic halfpipe gold badly. If he wins it, he'll do it his way
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (970+ words) Australia's Scotty James competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Credit: AP/Abbie Parr LIVIGNO, Italy " The Olympic gold medal is the last and only thing missing from the resume of…...
Ayumu Hirano and Scotty James make it through an epic night of qualifying on the Olympic halfpipe
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (827+ words) Australia's Scotty James competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Credit: AP/Abbie Parr LIVIGNO, Italy " Given the injuries he's overcome in the past month, there's no blaming defending Olympic champion…...
Chloe Kim shows no rust in a no-drama run through Olympic halfpipe qualifying
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (615+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy " Sure, Chloe Kim was a touch nervous. But who were we kidding? "I might be better at snowboarding than I am at walking," she said. That was apparent Wednesday when Kim, four weeks removed from a schedule-scrambling shoulder…...
Kokomo Murase wins gold in women's big air, extending Japan's snowboarding success at the Olympics
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (203+ words) Japan's Kokomo Murase reacts during the women's snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Credit: AP/Abbie Parr LIVIGNO, Italy " Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase won Olympic gold in women's big air on Monday, two…...
US snowboard star Chloe Kim calls for unity after Trump bashes teammate over immigrant crackdown
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (615+ words) United States' Chloe Kim looks on during a press conference at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Credit: AP/Lindsey Wasson LIVIGNO, Italy " Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu, two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate…...
Kirsty Muir finishes fourth in Olympic slopestyle, the toughest place of all
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (264+ words) Britain's Kirsty Muir reacts during the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Credit: AP/Gregory Bull LIVIGNO, Italy " It's true at every Olympics, in every event. There is gold, silver, bronze, and…...
Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud face off again in Olympics freeski slopestyle final
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (228+ words) China's Eileen Gu celebrates competes during women's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Credit: AP/Gregory Bull LIVIGNO, Italy " Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud are ready to face off again in the women's…...
Chloe Kim will ride Olympic halfpipe with a shoulder brace, says she's anxious but also confident
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (464+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy " Chloe Kim's first truly meaningful ride through a halfpipe in almost 11 months will come at no place other than the Olympics. That feels daunting, even for one of the best snowboarders in the world, whose leadup to the…...
A 52-year-old Olympian? Austria's Claudia Riegler turns back the clock on her snowboard
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (978+ words) A wolf is displayed on the helmet of Austria's Claudia Riegler as she waits to compete during the women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Credit: AP/Gregory Bull LIVIGNO, Italy " When…...
Gasser to shoot for threepeat in Olympic big air as Sadowski-Synnott tops qualifying
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (516+ words) New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott looks on during the women's snowboard big air qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Credit: AP/Gregory Bull LIVIGNO, Italy " Anna Gasser set herself up for a chance at her third straight…...