US and Australian athletes tipped for glory at Phoenix Snow ParkEmail beau.dure.freelance@theguardian.com or tweet @duresport Latest medal table | Full event schedule 1.53am GMT The Aussie has already been in two Olympics, but this is his first time reaching the top 20 in halfpipe. He has had an excellent quadrennium, though, with a medal of every color from the X Games Aspen and back-to-back World Championships. His first run … 1.49am GMT Ayumu Hirano (Japan) took the silver medal in 2014 and set a record as the youngest athlete to win an Olympic medal in a “snow event.” He was only 15. This season, he won the X Games Aspen and two World Cup events.In other words, this is a contender. He supposedly can land back-to-back 1440s. But here, he does a 1440 and then … nothing quite as good, and he slips on the landing. Not a contender on this run. Continue reading…
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