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Jan 22, 2023
Mitsuki Ono and Ruka Hirano win halfpipe World Cup event
Yuto Totsuka came third for his first podium finish of the season.
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Jan 16, 2022
Ayumu Hirano wins Laax Open halfpipe and overall World Cup title
The 23-year-old wrapped up the overall World Cup title just four events into his return from a sabbatical to focus on skateboarding, in which he represented Japan at last year's Tokyo Games.
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Feb 16, 2020
Ruka Hirano claims first halfpipe World Cup win
Snowboarder Ruka Hirano captured his first World Cup victory in Calgary on Saturday in the men's halfpipe competition, the last of five events of the season.
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Feb 12, 2018
Who to watch on Tuesday, Day 5 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
10 a.m. Snowboard, women’s halfpipe final: Haruna Matsumoto and Sena Tomita have advanced to the final. Matsumoto placed third in Monday's heat with 84.25 points while Tomita was seventh with 66.75 points.
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Sep 8, 2017
Snowboarder Totsuka triumphs in World Cup series debut
Yuto Totsuka won the men's halfpipe in snowboard's World Cup series Friday, while compatriot and 2014 Sochi Olympic silver medalist Ayumu Hirano finished runner-up.
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Mar 8, 2017
Onozuka claims silver in women's halfpipe
Ayana Onozuka claimed the silver medal in the women's halfpipe in the freestyle skiing World Cup season finale on Tuesday.
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Feb 18, 2017
Onozuka falls short of third consecutive halfpipe title
Ayana Onozuka missed out on her third consecutive overall halfpipe title after placing third in a freestyle skiing World Cup meet on Saturday.
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Feb 14, 2016
Halfpipe champion Aono claims second victory
Ryo Aono, who has already secured his third overall World Cup halfpipe title, won his second event of the season on Sunday.
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Jan 23, 2016
Onozuka triumphs in women's World Cup halfpipe
Ayana Onozuka, the Sochi Olympic bronze medalist, captured her first women's freestyle ski halfpipe title of the season at a World Cup event on Friday.
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Feb 12, 2014
Okada qualifies for women's halfpipe semis
Rana Okada reached the semifinals after the qualification round of the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Sochi Games on Wednesday.
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Feb 11, 2014
Hirano advances to men's halfpipe final
Ayumu Hirano set the pace with a sterling first run in the men’s halfpipe on Tuesday to qualify for the final.

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