Hirano Ayumu of Japan pulled off a pair of unprecedented triple corks to beat Australia's Scotty James (silver) and Swiss rider Jan Scherrer (bronze) to the Beijing 2022 gold in men's snowboard halfpipe on a day that saw Team USA legend Shaun White soar in competition for the last time.
Who won the Olympic halfpipe 2022?
2022 Olympics: Eileen Gu wins halfpipe gold, becoming first to earn 3 freeski medals at single Games. Freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu picked up her second gold medal of the 2022 Olympic Games, and third medal overall, in the women's halfpipe final on Friday in Beijing.
Who won medals in halfpipe?
Chloe Kim has made Olympic history at the 2022 Beijing Olympics as the first woman to win two golds in the snowboard halfpipe. This comes after she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal in 2018, when she placed first in the women's snowboard halfpipe at just 17 years old.
Who wins halfpipe snowboarding?
Gold medal winner Ayumu Hirano is congratulated by Shaun White after the men's halfpipe finals. Before the snowboarding final, Hirano had said he wanted to offer a performance that only he could do. And one trick only he could land was the triple cork, which involves three flips while twisting.
Who won the first gold medal in snowboarding?
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis wins first U.S. gold medal at Beijing Winter Olympics. IE 11 is not supported.
21 related questions foundWho won bronze men's halfpipe?
Austin Colbert. Aspen's Alex Ferreira held on to win Winter Olympic bronze on Saturday — Friday night in Colorado — in the men's halfpipe skiing final in Zhangjiakou. It is the second Olympic medal in two appearances for the 27-year-old Ferreira, who also won silver in Pyeongchang four years ago.
Who won the women's halfpipe final?
Chloe Kim secured the gold medal in the women's halfpipe with her very first run at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday—and made history in the process. Kim's score of 94.00 put her in the top spot at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.
Who won halfpipe womens?
Chloe Kim of the United States won her second-straight Olympic gold medal in women's halfpipe snowboarding on 10 February, soaring highest and spinning best in the best-of-three superpipe finals at the Genting Snow Park.
Who won women's halfpipe gold?
Zhangjiakou, China — No way was snowboarder Chloe Kim taking an easy ride down the halfpipe for her victory lap on her third and final run Thursday. Not with the perfect stage - and the pressure off - to see if she could land one of her toughest tricks, a cab 1260 (3-1/2 spins).
Is Eileen Gu in halfpipe?
The 18-year-old superstar topped the podium in the halfpipe final at Zhangjiakou's Genting Snow Park, adding to her gold in the big air event last week and silver in slopestyle on Tuesday. Gu, who says halfpipe is her strongest event, dominated from the start.
Did Eileen Gu win the half pipe?
Ailing (Eileen) Gu has won an historic third freeski medal, by claiming gold in the women's halfpipe on Friday (18 February). No freestyle skier had ever won three medals in three different events at an Olympic Winter Games previously. The Chinese star already has big air gold and slopestyle silver from Beijing 2022.
Who won men's Olympics 2022?
Medals update: Max Parrot turns PyeongChang silver to Beijing gold in men's snowboard slopestyle. Canada's Max Parrot combined style and daring best among the 12-man field in the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games snowboard slopestyle finals at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou on Monday.
Who won gold medals for the USA 2022?
Lindsey Jacobellis, Snowboarding:
Sixteen years after a fall in Torino resulted in silver, 36-year-old Lindsey Jacobellis won the snowboard cross big final to finally seize Olympic gold, at the same time earning Team USA its first title of the 2022 Olympics.
What was Chloe Kim's winning score?
Defending gold medalist Chloe Kim of the U.S. opened with a huge method air, then nailed a frontside 1080, a cab 900, switch backside 540, and a cab 1080 to score a 94.00 on Run 1 of the women's snowboard halfpipe final. Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc.
Did Maddie Mastro win a medal?
Maddie Mastro (born February 22, 2000), is an American professional snowboarder of Italian descent, specializing in half pipe. She won a bronze medal in the superpipe competition at the 2018 X Games in Aspen.
Who won men's freeski halfpipe?
New Zealand's Nico Porteous won gold in a windy men's freeski halfpipe final, dethroning two-time Olympic champion David Wise, who took silver. Fellow American Alex Ferreira took bronze. The men's halfpipe was the final freestyle skiing event of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Who won men's halfpipe tonight?
Ayumu Hirano won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's snowboarding halfpipe final on Thursday night. And he needed to overcome some harsh scoring from the judges to do so. A two-time silver medalist in the event, Hirano hit a triple cork during a stunning second run.
Does David Wise win a medal?
The 31-year-old Reno native won the silver medal in the men's freeski halfpipe final at the 2022 Winter Olympics Saturday in Beijing.
How long has the halfpipe been in the Olympics?
Half-pipe skiing has been part of the Winter X Games since 2002, and made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. David Wise of the United States of America became the first Olympic champion in this discipline with a total of 92.00 points.
How long has snowboarding halfpipe been in the Olympics?
Olympic Debut
Men's and women's snowboarding made their Olympic debuts at the Nagano Games in 1998 with giant slalom and halfpipe competitions. The discipline proved an instant success and returned to Salt Lake City four years later with parallel giant slalom and halfpipe competitions.
How much gold does Eileen Gu have?
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Eileen Gu completed her stirring run through the Beijing Olympics, winning two gold medals and a silver in freestyle skiing.
What did Eileen Gu Win a gold medal for?
BEIJING (AP) — Eileen Gu captured gold in the women's ski halfpipe final on a breezy and cold morning to become the first action-sports athlete to earn three medals at the same Winter Olympics.
