Reira Iwabuchi, Kokomo Murase finish 1-2 at Big Air event in Atlanta
Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi clinched the big air crystal globe for the second straight year after winning the two-day World Cup season finale in the Big Air event on Friday. Iwabuchi, who turned 18 last week, scored 170.50 over her first two runs to ...
Teens Hiroaki Kunitake, Yuri Okubo miss out on Big Air final
Teenagers Hiroaki Kunitake and Yuri Okubo failed to qualify Wednesday for the inaugural snowboarding men's Big Air final of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Kunitake, 16, fell on both runs in the second heat of qualifying for Saturday's final. The 17-year-old Okubo's better of the two ...
Yuri Okubo makes snowboarding World Cup podium for first time
Teenager Yuri Okubo placed second in the men's snowboarding big air competition to make the World Cup podium for the first time at an event in Monchengladbach, Germany, on Saturday. The 17-year-old Okubo scored 168.50 points to finish behind Norwegian winner Marcus Kleveland, who comfortably ...
