LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A generation ago, the sight of an Olympic halfpipe podium drenched in red, white and blue was as common as fresh powder on the mountain — a fitting and expected celebration for a sport born and raised in the United States.

Kokomo Murase completed a golden snowboard Big Air Olympic double for Japan on Monday, after Kira Kimura had won the men's competition on the weekend. X Games champion Murase clinched the gold four years after bronze on her final jump with a score a score of 89.

Here's a running count of the countries that have won medals at the 2026 Winter Games, and which countries have taken home gold in Milan.

Chloe Kim will go after her third consecutive gold medal in women's snowboarding halfpipe on Thursday at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too. The country that has steadily been asserting mastery over the halfpipe took that show to the Winter Olympics big air contest Saturday night,

Can anyone beat the "Quad God" Ilia Malinin at the Winter Olympics? Japan's Yuma Kagiyama will take his best shot on Tuesday.

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano offered a small update regarding his recent injuries, suggesting he will attempt to defend his title next week in the Milan Cortina Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are heating up. Grammy award-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion will share the behind-the-scenes of all the happenings at the competitive events in partnership with the NBC Milan Cortina Creator Collective and YouTube, the media company announced on Tuesday, Feb. 10.