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 systemic with a deep talent pool, while the United States struggled to find a clear successor to Shaun White.

NBC News' Steve Kornacki outlines the rules and tricks to win the five snowboarding events at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games: snowboard cross, parallel giant slalom, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.

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.

There was no topping Kokomo Murase on Monday. The Japanese snowboarder bookended a pair of massive scores in her first and third runs at the Milano Cortina Games big air competition and registered an overall score of 179,

Olympics snowboarding legend Shaun White said it himself: Alessandro Barbieri is one to watch in the 2026 Winter Games. So who is this kid?

Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan has topped qualifying for men's big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Getting ready for his third Olympics spread across a lifetime of snowboarding, 37-year-old halfpipe rider Louie Vito recounts his injuries — only the worst of the worst — like he's checking items off a grocery list.

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.

Ready to catch big air? Look no further than snowboarding, one of 16 sports to be contested at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.