Scotty James delivered on his title as event favorite in qualifying for the men's snowboard halfpipe final. The Australian produced a score of 94 points on the first of his two runs to top the qualification standings.

Mastro, who missed the finals by one spot in 2022, said she was so nervous Wednesday morning she couldn’t get any food down and was looking forward to the pasta bolognese in the athletes’ lounge now that her place in the final is secure. She actually put down two very good runs, improving on her second try to get in third position.

Defending Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano has qualified for the men's final less than month after the Japanese rider injured his face and pelvis in a nasty fall.

The Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final at the 2026 Winter Olympics is set for Friday, February 13, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, where the world’s best riders will compete for Olympic medals after qualifying earlier in the week.

To qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics, speed skaters both must earn qualifying points at four World Cup events which precede the Games and achieve the times set by the International Skating Union (ISU) for their respective distances.

Wrightwood snowboarder Maddie Mastro failed to land her signature trick, the double crippler, in all three of her final runs at the Olympics, leaving her in last place.

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

Freestyle Skiing has been part of the Winter Games’ program since 1988. The exciting sight of athletes soaring through the sky has been an exciting sight for fans. In 2014, in Sochi, Slopestyle was added, with competitors having the chance to show off their skills and finesse while throwing caution to the wind with high-flying action.

Eileen Gu already bagged a medal in her first event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The American-born Chinese skier won silver at the slopestyle final on Monday. She turned in a strong performance but was edged out by Swiss skiing icon Mathilde Gremaud by just .38 points.

Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals

Big Air has been part of the competition since Pyeongchang in 2018, giving the most daring athletes the opportunity to lay it out on the line, delivering three tricks, with their two best scores being combined for a final score. The top 12 scores will advance to the final.