Japan extends its snowboard power to big air with a 1-2 Olympic finish

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too. The country that has ...

Winter Olympics 2026: Japan's Kira Kimura flies to gold in men's snowboard big air

LIVIGNO, Italy — Japan’s Kira Kimura won the men’s snowboard big air gold medal on Saturday, dethroning defending champion Yu Siming of China who could not cleanly land his final run.
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Former Wesleyan hockey player Rei Halloran embracing 'underdog' role for Japan in Winter Olympics

Halloran earned her first international call-up for Japan this winter after playing in 66 games for Wesleyan.

Japan’s Ogiwara tops qualifying for men’s big air as snowboarding kicks off at Olympics

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Japan's mastery in snowboarding might very well go beyond the halfpipe. Hiroto Ogiwara finished at the ...

Japan's Ayumu Hirano points toward competing in Winter Olympics after nasty injury, broken bones

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano offered a small update regarding his recent injuries, suggesting he will attempt to ...

Japan sets up '24/7' task force to combat online abuse during Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Japanese Olympic Committee has set up a task force to tackle online abuse during the Milan Cortina Games. This comes ...

Speedskater Lollobrigida wins host Italy's 1st gold of Olympics

Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida won host Italy's first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday, taking the women ...

Which country is the most successful at the Winter Olympics?

Norway is the country with the most success at Winter Olympics since the games began in 1924 in France. The country's total of 405 medals is the record for most won in the history of the Games - ...