The three-time Olympic gold. Ayumu Hirano of Japan who won silver at the last two Olympics came away with gold and Scotty James of Australia took silver in a controversial finish.
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. Though he didnt reach the podium he pulled off a massive meters-high jump looking. That was the most difficult halfpipe run in the history of halfpipe that has ever been done said Richards. Snowboarding analyst Todd Richardss reaction to Ayumu Hiranos score at the Beijing Winter Olympics has gone viral.
That honor goes to Ayumu Hirano of Japan who became the first competitor to ever land a triple cork in an Olympics. The younger Hirano. Sitting in second place behind Scotty James Japans Ayumu Hirano put down a stunning halfpipe run which included a triple cork on the final run of the contest to win his first Olympic gold medal.
10 UPI --Snowboard legend Shaun White finished his Olympic career in Beijing on Friday just off the mens halfpipe podium as Japans Ayumu Hirano took the gold. Ayumu Hirano linked his trendsetting once-thought-impossible triple-cork trick to four more rock-solid jumps to win gold on the Olympic halfpipe Friday. 625k Followers 6911 Following 234 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from AYUMU HIRANO ayumuhirano1129.
Ayumu Hirano lands the. 19-year-old Kaishu Hirano Ayumus younger brother also competed in the halfpipe final. That gave him a score of 96 and vaulted him in front of Australian Scotty James to take the title that has barely eluded him at the last two Winter Games.
Two of his teammates Ruka Hirano and Yuto Totsuka have landed it while training but never in a competition and its rumored that other riders have been working on the triple cork as well. ZHANGJIAKOU China Reuters -- Japans Ayumu Hirano soared to gold at the mens snowboard halfpipe final on Friday at the Beijing Games while a tearful Shaun White said he was thankful for his. After winning silver at back-to-back Olympics Ayumu Hirano is finally a gold medalist.
Ayumu was the only rider who had landed the trick in a competition but entering the day he had never executed a full contest run that included the trick. The commentator expressed shock that the Japanese snowboarders historic triple. Japans Ayumu Hirano clinches snowboard halfpipe gold with the last run of the final as three-time Olympic champion Shaun White ends hiscareer by missing out on a medal.
Ayumu Hirano is from another planet yelled Harris.
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