Tag: Snowboarding

Snowboardcross gold medalists talk about US coach Peter Foley who is under investigation

Following their win, Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner share their experiences with coach Peter Foley. Foley is under investigation for allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Following their win, Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner share their experiences with coach Peter Foley. Foley is under investigation for allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Parents mic up daughter on snowboard and the result is the cutest thing you’ll see today

Robert and Samantha put a microphone on their snowboarding four-year-old daughter Aubrin. The result was a heartwarming lesson in self-affirmation.

Robert and Samantha put a microphone on their snowboarding four-year-old daughter Aubrin. The result was a heartwarming lesson in self-affirmation.

Japanese halfpipe snowboarder Ayumu Hirano wins gold after NBC broadcasters rant over baffling score

Justice!!!

Ayumu Hirano deserved the gold medal twice over in the men’s halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics after earning a perplexingly low score on his second run.

On Friday in Beijing, in the final of the men’s halfpipe, two-time Olympic silver medalist Hirano was vying for his first gold in the event. Hirano was trailing Australian Scotty James’s score of 92.50 heading into his second run, and it seemed as if the Japanese snowboarder put down an all-timer of a run after pulling off a triple cork 1440.

The run seemed to be pretty clean by the eye test, but instead of a huge score, Hirano was only given a 91.75, putting him squarely in second place. The score drew the ire of NBC broadcaster — and former snowboarder himself — Todd Richards, who had an epic rant live on air trashing the judges’ credibility.

The crowd in Beijing too was not pleased with the judges’ scoring.

Thankfully, for everyone involved, Hirano had an even better run on his third attempt, a run which won him gold after he nailed two triple corks for a score of 96.00.

Richards also was relieved at the justice given to Hirano after such an incredible sequence of events.

Good for Hirano, who absolutely stuck it to the judges with that last run, and won gold in the process! You can’t ask for a better ending than that.

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Chloe Kim just wants a snack after winning back-to-back Olympic snowboard halfpipe gold

In her press conference after winning her second gold medal in women’s snowboard halfpipe, Chloe Kim asks the room if anyone has snacks.

In her press conference after winning her second gold medal in women’s snowboard halfpipe, Chloe Kim asks the room if anyone has snacks.

A joyful Chloe Kim threw down some absurd tricks in her first halfpipe final run at Beijing Olympics

Chloe Kim is absolutely unreal.

Chloe Kim is just unreal, folks.

On Thursday at the Beijing Olympics, the final of the women’s snowboard halfpipe got underway, with Kim looking to defend her gold medal from 2018. And after one attempt, Kim blew the competition away with some absurd tricks for what might just be the gold medal run.

In Kim’s first run of three on the day, the 21-year-old took to the halfpipe and laid down some absolutely ridiculous tricks. Not only that, Kim hit over 12 feet above the lip of the pipe, just an absurd height that showcases her power and speed as a snowboarder.

Seriously, you have to watch this run, which scored a bonkers 94 from the judges and vaulted her into first place.

Look at how incredibly joyous Kim is after just nailing that run.

What a moment for Kim! The rest of the competition will have to step up to meet Kim’s score, as she has one more run left in this event.

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U.S. snowboarder Taylor Gold is back in the Olympics after missing 2018 due to injuries

There has been a member of the snowboarding Gold family in the last three Olympics. This time, Taylor Gold returns to the Games since his first appearance in 2014.

There has been a member of the snowboarding Gold family in the last three Olympics. This time, Taylor Gold returns to the Games since his first appearance in 2014.

Snowboarder Julia Marino wins Team USA’s first medal of Beijing Olympics with surprise slopestyle silver

Team USA has its first medal in Beijing!

The United States has its first medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing thanks to Julia Marino!

On Saturday evening in the United States (Sunday in Beijing), Marino was one of two Team USA competitors looking to win gold in the final of the women’s slopestyle event in snowboarding. Alongside Marino was the reigning gold medalist from the United States in the event, Jamie Anderson, who was looking to defend her title from 2018.

While Anderson missed the podium, Marino surprised big time for Team USA, putting down a score of 87.68 in her second run of three. For awhile, Marino was sitting in the gold medal spot, until Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s final run of the day won New Zealand its first ever gold medal in the Winter Olympics, giving Marino the silver.

Here’s Marino’s silver-winning run from the women’s slopestyle event.

What a performance! Seriously, what a run from Marino, who combined some major tricks and jumps to win the silver as Team USA’s first medal in Beijing.

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Shaun White announces that the Beijing Olympics will be his last snowboarding competition

During the men’s snowboard halfpipe press conference, American Shaun White announced that the Beijing Olympics will be his final snowboarding competition.

During the men’s snowboard halfpipe press conference, American Shaun White announced that the Beijing Olympics will be his final snowboarding competition.