ASPEN, Colo. — 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 ...

Instead, as the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina near, the 38-year-old explained that he's shifted his focus to the future of snowboarding − how the sport will evolve, and the athletes that ...

The national governing body for the sport is poised to get funding for athlete development, promotional and marketing efforts ...

Alpine skiing and snowboarding — in Pyeongchang. The Summer Olympics could be up next for the multi-talented Czech athlete. Ledecka has already competed in the Defi Wind competition in France ...

And while the Olympic Quota Allocation List won’t be published until January 19, 2026, it will rank the athletes using their World Cup points and FIS Snowboard World Championship points from 2025.

So I think it made me work always harder." Toutant, who won the first Olympic men's big air event in 2018, has after 18 years of competing shifted his focus to filming his riding.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Snowboarding. Skiing. And now windsurfing, too? Ester Ledecka already pulled off a stunning feat at the 2018 Winter Olympics when she claimed golds in two ...

Olympics Snowboarding 101: What to know about Olympic slopestyle Shawn Smith Jul 10, 2025 Updated Jul 21, 2025 ...

The first Olympic inclusion of snowboarding in 1998 came six years after freestyle skiing, and the sports have grown in popularity at the Games.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Snowboarding. Skiing. And now windsurfing, too? Ester Ledecka already pulled off a stunning feat at the 2018 Winter Olympics when she claimed golds in two ...