LIVIGNO, Italy — Justin Reiter is a rarity in snowboarding. He is an American who made his career carving curves into the snow banks at high speeds, instead of launching his board airborne from the halfpipe.

By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - American snowboarder Chloe Kim cruised into the halfpipe finals at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, showing off high-altitude tricks to easily lead the field as she moved a step closer to claiming a third straight gold medal.

American teen Ollie Martin finishes fourth in his Olympic debut as Kira Kimura wins the men's snowboard big air gold.

Chloe Kim is the favorite to win her third consecutive halfpipe gold. She’s piled up medals by building a routine so risky that her competitors are afraid to even attempt it.

The 2026 Winter Olympics continue this afternoon with the Women’s Big Air Snowboard Final. Fans can watch this event for free.

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was resting in a hotel in Milan on Wednesday after breaking his neck in a training mishap at the Winter Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said.

A young Ester Ledecka had heard it all before, that a real champion commits body and soul to a single sport. She wasn't having it. And instead of following conventional wisdom she rewrote what was possible by winning the super-G on skis and the parallel giant slalom on snowboard at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.

I packed and unpacked five different ski and snowboard bags to find the very best. After taking them to my local ski hill, there’s only one I consider the best.

Kokomo Murase of Japan upgraded her bronze medal from four years ago to a gold on Monday, winning the women's snowboarding big air contest at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics by unleashing impressive aerial tricks high above the Italian Alps.