ASPEN, Colo.--The biggest life-changer for snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano since he won an Olympic gold medal: He became a father. That, as much as triple corks or big airs, has been his focus over ...

Shaun White’s Olympic career is over. But the three-time gold medalist who popularized men’s snowboarding to the masses leaves is passing the torch to a worthy successor. The sport’s latest star, ...

Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano thought he had vaulted himself to the top of the leaderboard with his second run in the men’s halfpipe competition, but when the judges left him in second place with ...

BEIJING--Japan’s Ayumu Hirano has won gold with a boundary-pushing run in the men’s halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics. Three-time gold medalist Shaun White was fourth in what he has said would be his ...

Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano made history today, becoming the first person to ever land a triple cork on the halfpipe at the Winter Olympics. Executed during his second run in the Men's halfpipe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese snowboarder Kaishu Hirano can fly. Hirano soared a majestic 24 feet, 4 inches above the halfpipe at the Beijing Winter ...

Hirano seeks Japan%27s first Olympic medal in halfpipe He moved to the U.S. with his brother to train COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Moments before he put down an X Games run that would make him the ...