Scotty James, Ayumu Hirano and Cam Melville Ives are among the names to know as men's snowboard halfpipe commences with the qualifying round on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Japan’s rise has been systematic, with a deep talent pool, while the United States struggled to find a clear successor to Shaun White.

The men’s snowboard big air final takes the spotlight Saturday, with riders launching off massive jumps as medals are decided in the trick-based event.

A frightening crash during women's halfpipe qualifying at the 2026 Winter Olympics left Chinese snowboarder Jiayu Liu motionless on the snow before she was stretchered off the course.

The first snowboarding gold medal has been handed out at the Milan Cortina 2026 Games, after Japan's Kira Kimura took gold in men's big air on Saturday. Now, it's the women's turn.

Chloe Kim’s first truly meaningful ride through a halfpipe in almost 11 months will come at no place other than the Olympics. That feels daunting, even for one of the best snowboarders in the world, whose lead-up to the Games took a detour when she injured her shoulder during a training run in Switzerland the second week of January.

The final of the 2026 Winter Olympics' big air snowboarding event saw defending gold medalist Su Yiming of China try the most daring trick of the competition in an attempt to leapfrog Japan's Kira Kimura and Kimata Ryoma, only for him to fall and create a scoring controversy for the bronze medal.