Japanese boarder Ayumu Hirano landed a new trick, the triple cork, to unseat his idol Shaun White, the longtime U.S. star and three-time gold medalist
ZHANGJIAKOU, China—Four years ago, Japan’s Ayumu Hirano had an Olympic title within his grasp. Then, from the bottom of the snowboarding halfpipe, he watched his childhood hero Shaun White snatch it away at the last moment with one of the sport’s most memorable runs ever.
This time, it was Hirano atop the course as the event’s final act, which he needed to nail to move up from second place. Six dizzying tricks later—including one never pulled off in a successful competitive run before Friday—he topped Australia’s Scotty James in a dramatic reminder of why the men’s halfpipe is one of the most exciting events in the Winter Olympics.
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