Japan extends its snowboard power to big air with a 1-2 Olympic finish

Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata led a Japanese gold and silver medal grab in men’s snowboard big air at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.

Olympics-Snowboard-Japan steal the show, Chloe Kim misses milestone

By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japan's snowboarders put on a jaw-dropping show on the snow-covered slopes of Italy, masterfully jumping, twisting and flipping through the air to earn more medals in the sport than any other country at the Winter Olympics.

Cedars Hotel: Resort Japan Opens Ski-In, Ski-Out Luxury Hotel in Hakuba Valley, Japan

Cedars Hotel brings 16 self-contained luxury accommodations to Tsugaike Kogen in Hakuba Valley, Japan, with ski-in,

Japan wins another snowboard medal on the night big air queen Anna Gasser says goodbye

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — On a frosty night in the Italian Alps, the queen of big air, Anna Gasser, bid adieu to her favorite Olympic event. She left without a medal, but that didn't make it all bad. The snowboarders who won them — led by the new queen,

Japan's Totsuka takes snowboard halfpipe gold as James settles for another silver

Yuto Totsuka of Japan won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics on Friday in a hard-fought battle that ended with Australian Scotty James just missing out on the big prize that has eluded him through five Games.