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 ...
Yuka Fujimori and Reira Iwabuchi move on in inaugural Big Air competition
Snowboarders Yuka Fujimori and Reira Iwabuchi placed second and third, respectively, in the women's Big Air qualifying round Monday to earn their places in the final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Reigning world champion Anna Gasser of Austria, who failed to complete either of her ...
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 ...
