Anna Gasser, 2022 Big Air Olympic champ, made headlines after Japan’s Murase took gold with a perfect final jump. Austrian snowboarder, born 1991.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Japan's snowboarders Kimura and Kimata won gold and silver in men's big air, marking Japan's first Olympic medals in this event. Meanwhile, the U.S. faces a decline in halfpipe infrastructure, impacting its future competitiveness in snowboarding.