Japan's Yuto Totsuka fended off furious challenges from Australia's Scotty James and three other Japanese riders to soar to gold in the men's snowboard halfpipe on an electric Friday night at the Milano Cortina Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/14/mens-halfpipe-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #2026milanocortinaolympics #ayumuhirano #rukahirano #yutototsuka #ryuseiyamada #scottyjames
Flawless Yuto Totsuka stomps to gold in men's halfpipe

Australia's Scotty James prevented a Japanese sweep of the podium, with Ryusei Yamada taking bronze and Ruka Hirano finishing fourth.

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Scotty James, bidding to finally win gold in his fifth Olympics, nailed his first halfpipe run in qualifying ​to lead the field heading into the final. Ayumu Hirano also advanced along with three teammates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/12/james-hirano-halfpipe-final/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #scottyjames #ayumuhirano #yutototsuka #ryuseiyamada
Scotty James and defending champion Ayumu Hirano soar into halfpipe final

Yuto Totsuka and Ryusei Yamada also qualified for Friday's final.

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