Japan's Mitsuki Ono wins her third straight snowboarding halfpipe World Cup event Saturday in Calgary to clinch the women's overall title for the second season in a row.
Yuto Totsuka led a Japanese men's podium sweep, while Mitsuki Ono and Sena Tomita finished 1-2 in the women's competition Saturday in the snowboarding halfpipe World Cup round at California's Mammoth
Olympic women's snowboard halfpipe bronze medalist Sena Tomita will not compete in international events in the 2022-23 season because of health issues, according to the Ski Association of Japan
In the wake of the Beijing Games, Japanese Olympians must put the highs and lows of China behind them and deal with the challenge of returning their focus to training and regular competition.
Shaun White found closure as history was made, Chloe Kim repeated in pipe and Lindsey Jacobellis finally found gold in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics.