Olympic halfpipe champion Hirano named to Japanese team. Prospects uncertain after nasty fall

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano was named to the Japanese team heading to next month's Milan Cortina Games despite ...

Three-Time Olympic Medalist Makes Milano Cortina Team Despite Horrific Injury Days Earlier

What would you do if your safest bet for an Olympic medal suffered a freak injury just weeks before the Olympics? Well, while ...
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Snowboard champ Hirano suffers fractures ahead of Olympics

Japan's Olympic snowboard champion Ayumu Hirano is facing a race to be fit to defend his halfpipe title at next month's Milan ...
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Hirano wins Olympic gold, and saves snowboarding from a mess

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ayumu Hirano saved his best for last. By doing so, the Japanese rider might have saved snowboarding from a good, old-fashioned judging mess. Hirano linked his trendsetting, ...
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Ayumu Hirano, the Olympic champion snowboarder, has a new, more important title: dad

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — 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 ...

Halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano selected for Games despite injury

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano has been selected for Japan's team for the Milano Cortina Winter Games, despite the ...