Snowboarding Feb 15, 2022
Kokomo Murase takes women's big air snowboard bronze in Beijing
The 17-year-old became Japan's youngest female athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics, scoring 171.50 to finish on the podium.
Winter Olympics / Snowboarding Feb 5, 2022
Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase makes confident debut to ease into slopestyle finals
Murase, who was too young to compete at Pyeongchang 2018, advanced to the finals in second place.
Winter Olympics Jan 10, 2022
Snowboarders set to lead Japan in Beijing while Yuzuru Hanyu chases history
The Olympic sports analytics gurus at Nielsen's Gracenote have predicted Japan will reach a record medal total, surpassing the previous high of 13 set in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Winter Sports Jan 10, 2021
Teenage talent Kokomo Murase second in World Cup big air opener
Kokomo Murase finished just short of a victory in the opening round of the FIS Snowboard Park and Pipe World Cup on Saturday after producing the highest-scoring trick of the women's big air competition at Austria's Kreischberg ski resort. The 16-year-old Murase had to settle ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Dec 21, 2019
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 ...