Features [ODDS and EVENS] Snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi Continues to Push the Boundaries at Winter X Games Executing difficult techniques on her snowboard is a never-ending quest for Reira Iwabuchi. The 21-year-old won the women's big air event at the Winter... Ed Odeven5 days ago
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Olympics and Paralympics Beijing Olympians Show Off Range of Japan's Talent and Skills with Great Results Team Japan finished the 2022 Winter Games with 18 medals, collecting top-three finishes in seven different sports. Ed OdevenFebruary 23, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Teenage Snowboarder Kokomo Murase Grabs Bronze in Women’s Big Air Japanese athletes put on quite a show on February 15 in the exciting finals of both the men’s and women's competitions. Arielle BusettoFebruary 15, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Men Finish Fifth in Team Ski Jumping Final Gold medalist Austria saves its best for last in the final round, with Slovenia and Germany placing second and third, respectively. SportsLookFebruary 15, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Ryoyu Kobayashi Barely Misses Golden Double in Ski Jumping The 25-year-old becomes only the second Japanese to medal on both hills at the same Olympics, after Kazuyoshi Funaki in 1998 in Nagano. SportsLookFebruary 13, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics SNOWBOARD | Ayumu Hirano Captures Gold in Men’s Halfpipe After consecutive runner-up finishes in Sochi and Pyeongchang, the 23-year-old collects the top Olympic prize in Beijing. Ed OdevenFebruary 11, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics Sena Tomita Collects Bronze in Women’s Halfpipe American snowboarder Chloe Kim defended her Olympic title with a top score of 94.00 points on her first run, while Tomita became the first... Ed OdevenFebruary 10, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Akito Watabe Comes Up Short in First Nordic Combined Event at Beijing Games The Pyeongchang silver medalist could never recover from a sub-par jump on the normal hill. SportsLookFebruary 9, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Smile Japan Triumphs Over Czechs in Penalty Shootout, Wins Group B Hanae Kubo scored the dramatic winning goal in Japan’s final match of the ice hockey tournament's preliminary round. Ed OdevenFebruary 9, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Speed Skater Miho Takagi Repeats as 1,500-Meter Silver Medalist Dutch superstar Ireen Wust defended her 2018 Pyeongchang Games title and collected her sixth overall Olympic gold to hold off Takagi’s title quest. Ed OdevenFebruary 7, 2022
Olympics and Paralympics OLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Lands Two Spots in Top 10 in Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final Reira Iwabuchi placed fifth and compatriot Kokomo Murase earned a 10th-place finish in her Olympic debut. Ed OdevenFebruary 6, 2022