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Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu, born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarder.
At the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Hirano Ayumu finally won a long-awaited gold medal in the snowboard men's halfpipe. Originally from Murakami, in Japan's Niigata Province, Hirano made his Olympic debut at Sochi 2014.
Hirano Ayumu will attempt to earn his long-sought-after Olympic gold medal when the men's snowboard halfpipe competition gets underway on 9 February at Genting Snow Park. Incredibly, Beijing 2022 will be the Japanese's second Olympic Games in the space of six months after he competed in the skateboarding competition at Tokyo 2020.
Feb 11, 2022 · Ayumu Hirano of Japan was the first to land a triple cork in the Olympics on his way to capturing the gold medal and beating a deep field of medal contenders that included Shaun...
Feb 11, 2022 · Ayumu Hirano of Japan lands another epic run with a triple cork, daring the judges to keep him behind Scotty James. This time, they give him a 96, the highest score of the day — and the gold...
Hirano Ayumu of Japan pulled off a pair of unprecedented triple corks to beat Australia's Scotty James (silver) and Swiss rider Jan Scherrer (bronze) to the Beijing 2022 gold in men’s snowboard halfpipe on a day that saw Team USA legend Shaun White soar in competition for the last time.
Feb 10, 2022 · After taking home silver in the men’s halfpipe at the last two Winter Olympics, Ayumu Hirano of Japan is a favorite heading into the finals and a snowboarder to watch in the race for gold....
