Japan extends its snowboard power to big air

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Japan extends its snowboard power to big air with a 1-2 Olympic finish
The country that has steadily been asserting mastery over the halfpipe took that show to the Winter Olympics big air contest Saturday night, where Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata flew and stomped their way to a 1-2 finish to put their country on the top of the sport's highest flying event.

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Japan extends men's snowboarding big air dominance at Olympics
Japan's Kimura and Kimata take gold and silver in men's snowboarding big air at Winter Olympics

Japan wins 3 medals on Day 2 of Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

Japan won three medals on Saturday, Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, including a one-two finish in the men's snowboard big air event.

Ilia Malinin, Japan and Olympic

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Malinin stunned by Kagiyama in short program as Japan narrows gap on US in Olympic figure skating
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin's quest for Olympic figure skating gold might not be so easy after all. Same goes for his American team. Yuma Kagiyama landed a pair of near-perfect quads, one in combination with a triple toe loop,

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Ilia "Quad God" Malinin stunned by Yuma Kagiyama in Olympic figure skating short program as Japan narrows gap on U.S.
Winter Olympics: 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin looks mortal, but US maintains lead in figure skating team event
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Snowboarder Kira Kimura gets Japan off to golden start at Milano Cortina Olympics

Japan struck gold early as Kira Kimura rallied from fourth with a massive last jump to beat teammate Ryoma Kimata in men’s big air.

Kimura leads Japanese one-two to claim snowboarding Olympic gold

Kira Kimura stunned the top favourites to lead a Japanese one-two and claim men's snowboarding big air gold on Saturday at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Kimura scored a total of 179.

Winter Olympics: Japan’s Kagiyama tops Malinin in men’s short program

Malinin, the two-time World champion and overwhelming favorite to retain for the U.S. the Olympic men’s gold medal Nathan Chen won four years ago in Beijing, finished second to Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama.

Kira Kimura Wins First Snowboard Gold Medal Of 2026 Winter Olympics

The first snowboarding event of the 2026 Winter Olympics is in the books. Japan’s Kira Kimura, making his Olympic debut, took gold in men’s big air on Saturday.

Ilia Malinin finishes second, U.S. women win hockey again as Day 1 of Olympic competition wraps up

Evan Bates and Madison Chock closed today's events with a boost to Team USA's score, earning the team 10 points in their ice dance free dance event. As of now, the Japanese figure skating team ranks second with 39 points, and Italy trails closely behind with 37 points.
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The regions driving Japan’s Winter Olympic success

Some Japanese Olympians were raised in the country’s snowiest landscapes, while others grew up far from dependable winter conditions.

Everything that happened on Saturday, February 7 at the Winter Olympics

The first five gold medals of the Milan Cortina Games were handed out today, plus action continued in women's hockey, curling, luge and more