Ayumu Hirano

After Hirano finished a flawless second run which included a triple cork Hirano recieved a. 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.

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. A two-time silver medalist in the event Hirano hit a triple cork during a stunning second run. Ayumu Hirano deserved the gold medal twice over in the mens halfpipe at the Beijing Olympics after earning a perplexingly low score on his. And he needed to overcome some harsh scoring from the judges to do so.

That honor goes to Ayumu Hirano of Japan who became the first competitor to ever land a triple cork in an Olympics. Ayumu Hirano landed the triple corkScotty James rode away with the win. 625k Followers 6911 Following 234 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from AYUMU HIRANO ayumuhirano1129.

Ayumu Hirano of Japan set the bar high by landing his difficult-to-do triple cork 1440 which wouldve been good enough for first but he. Ayumu Hirano is from another planet yelled Harris. Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano thought he had vaulted himself to the top of the leaderboard with his second run in the mens halfpipe competition but when the judges left him in second place.

Scotty James rode away with the win. Ayumu Hirano of Japan was the first to land a triple cork in the Olympics on his way to capturing the gold medal and beating a deep field of medal contenders that included Shaun White. 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.

Ayumu Hirano wrote his name in Japanese sporting history on Friday when he won the countrys first-ever snowboard Olympic gold medal taking the mens halfpipe title at the Beijing Games. The calculus on the half-pipe remained hazy as ever on Saturday Hong Kong time when James notched his fourth career. 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.

MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN California Less than a month before the start of the Beijing Olympics Japanese snowboarders Ayumu Hirano and Ruki Tomita won snowboarding World Cup halfpipe competitions on. Ayumu Hirano competes in the mens halfpipe final Getty Images Ayumu Hirano lands one of his many spectacular tricks in the mens halfpipe final Getty Images As far as Im concerned the. Ayumu Hirano landed the triple cork.

Ayumu Hirano won his first Olympic gold medal in the mens snowboarding halfpipe final on Thursday night. 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.

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. Ayumu Hirano Flies Past Shaun White in Halfpipes Changing of the Guard The Japanese boarder landed a new trick the triple cork to unseat his idol the longtime US.

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. The 35-year-old snowboarding legend faced competition from a field of heirs apparent. Star and three-time gold.

Ayumu Hirano lands the. Ayumu Hirano rose to the occasion and took the gold. Hirano scored 9600 points in his third run with a spectacular display that included a triple cork 1440 enough.

Ayumu Hirano 平野歩夢 Hirano Ayumu born 29 November 1998 is a Japanese three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarderHe won the silver medal in the superpipe in 2013 Winter X Games XVII at the age of 14 becoming the youngest medalist in X Games history and won silver medals in the halfpipe at both the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The calculus on the halfpipe remained hazy as. 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.

Meet Ayumu Hirano the Olympic Snowboarder Who Topped Shaun White in Halfpipe The three-time Olympic medalist is a household name amongst snowboarding fans but re-introduced himself to the rest of. Many including NBC snowboarding analyst Todd Richards thought the run was worthy of. Ayumu Hirano left and his younger brother Kaishu Hirano pose for a photo after coming second and third respectively in the X Games mens snowboard halfpipe heat on Friday in Aspen Colorado.

The three-time Olympic gold. Ayumu Hirano of Japan easily won gold in the mens halfpipe but the event was not without controversy.

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