LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Japan's mastery in snowboarding might very well go beyond the halfpipe. Hiroto Ogiwara finished at the top of the scoreboard in qualifying for big air Thursday night —- making ...

If skiing or snowboarding is your thing, Fujiten Snow Resort at the base of Japan’s most famous mountain is just over an hour’s drive from U.S. bases in metro Tokyo. Fujiten, at the first station of ...

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japan's snowboarders put on a jaw-dropping show on the snow-covered slopes of Italy, masterfully jumping, twisting and flipping through the air to earn more medals ...

Snowcapped mountains surround Yuzawa, a skiing mecca in Japan’s Niigata prefecture, about a three-hour drive from Tokyo. There are a dozen ski resorts in and around Yuzawa, which can also be reached ...

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 ...

LIVIGNO, Italy — The United States quickly became a dominant power in snowboarding’s early years on the Olympic stage, shaping its stars and setting its standards. A redheaded California teenager was ...

SILVAPLANA, Switzerland - Olympic champion Yuto Totsuka wrapped up a remarkable season Saturday by claiming two snowboarding World Cup overall titles with victory in the final round of the men's ...

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — On a frosty night in the Italian Alps, the queen of big air, Anna Gasser, bid adieu to her favorite Olympic event. She left without a medal, but that didn't make it all bad. The ...