Ayumu Hirano Tops Snowboarding Halfpipe Qualifying; Shaun White Through to Finals

If Tuesday’s certification runs were any sign, Japan’s Ayumu Hirano will be the one to beat in the guys’s snowboard halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Hirano paced the field with a rating of 93.25, which put him securely into Thursday’s last. Each of the 25 rivals were set up for 2 runs in credentials with the very best single rating counting, and the top 12 advanced to the three-run last where their credentials ratings will not rollover.

Here is a take a look at the 12 certifying ratings, per the Olympics’ main site:

1. Ayumu Hirano (JPN), 93.25
2. Scotty James (AUS), 91.25
3. Ruka Hirano (JPN), 87.00
4. Shaun White (USA), 86.25
5. Valentino Guseli (AUS), 85.75
6. Yuto Totsuka (JPN), 84.50
7. Taylor Gold (USA), 83.50
8. Jan Scherrer (SUI), 79.25
9. Kaishu Hirano (JPN), 77.25
10. Andre Hoeflich (GER), 75.00
11. Patrick Burgener (SUI), 73.00
12. Chase Josey (USA), 69.50

The greatest story entering into the occasion, a minimum of from an American viewpoint, was the existence of 35- year-old Shaun White. Not just did he end up being the occasion’s earliest males’s rival in Olympic history by getting involved, however he likewise did so with the understanding this will be the last-ever Olympic Games of his famous profession.

” This has all had its incredible radiance to each and every single choice and each and every single competitors since I’ve chosen this will be my last Olympics,” White informed press reporters.

A significant distinction this time around is the truth he was not the preferred in spite of taking house the gold medal at the 2006, 2010 and 2018 Games.

That is a testimony to a crammed field that consists of ruling X Games promote Scotty James of Australia and Japan’s gifted trio of Ayumu Hirano, Yuto Totsuka and Ruka Hirano. Ayumu Hirano has actually won the last 2 Olympic silver medals.

White’s 4 most significant oppositions followed the script throughout the very first run and were all in the leading 5, with James blazing a trail.

However, the pressure was strongly on the American star, who fell throughout his very first run and required a strong 2nd effort simply to receive the last in his last Olympics.

As if there wasn’t sufficient pressure on him, Ayumu Hirano, Ruka Hirano and James all enhanced on their ratings in the 2nd run– with the latter breaking out a frontside 1620 tail grab– highlighting simply how filled the field remains in Beijing.

Yet White, as he has numerous times throughout his famous profession, came through in the clutch with an excellent run that consisted of a frontside double-cork 1080 and a double McTwist 1260.

While it wasn’t sufficient to beat Ayumu Hirano, James or Ruka Hirano, it set the phase for what assures to be an unforgettable last.

If Tuesday’s certification runs were any sign, Japan’s Ayumu Hirano will be the one to beat in the guys’s snowboard halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Hirano paced the field with a rating of 93.25, which put him securely into Thursday’s last. Each of the 25 rivals were set up for 2 runs in credentials with the very best single rating counting, and the top 12 advanced to the three-run last where their credentials ratings will not rollover.

Here is a take a look at the 12 certifying ratings, per the Olympics’ main site:

1. Ayumu Hirano (JPN), 93.25
2. Scotty James (AUS), 91.25
3. Ruka Hirano (JPN), 87.00
4. Shaun White (USA), 86.25
5. Valentino Guseli (AUS), 85.75
6. Yuto Totsuka (JPN), 84.50
7. Taylor Gold (USA), 83.50
8. Jan Scherrer (SUI), 79.25
9. Kaishu Hirano (JPN), 77.25
10. Andre Hoeflich (GER), 75.00
11. Patrick Burgener (SUI), 73.00
12. Chase Josey (USA), 69.50

The greatest story entering into the occasion, a minimum of from an American viewpoint, was the existence of 35- year-old Shaun White. Not just did he end up being the occasion’s earliest males’s rival in Olympic history by getting involved, however he likewise did so with the understanding this will be the last-ever Olympic Games of his famous profession.

” This has all had its incredible radiance to each and every single choice and each and every single competitors since I’ve chosen this will be my last Olympics,” White informed press reporters.

A significant distinction this time around is the truth he was not the preferred in spite of taking house the gold medal at the 2006, 2010 and 2018 Games.

That is a testimony to a crammed field that consists of ruling X Games promote Scotty James of Australia and Japan’s gifted trio of Ayumu Hirano, Yuto Totsuka and Ruka Hirano. Ayumu Hirano has actually won the last 2 Olympic silver medals.

White’s 4 most significant oppositions followed the script throughout the very first run and were all in the leading 5, with James blazing a trail.

However, the pressure was strongly on the American star, who fell throughout his very first run and required a strong 2nd effort simply to receive the last in his last Olympics.

As if there wasn’t sufficient pressure on him, Ayumu Hirano, Ruka Hirano and James all enhanced on their ratings in the 2nd run– with the latter breaking out a frontside 1620 tail grab– highlighting simply how filled the field remains in Beijing.

Yet White, as he has numerous times throughout his famous profession, came through in the clutch with an excellent run that consisted of a frontside double-cork 1080 and a double McTwist 1260.

While it wasn’t sufficient to beat Ayumu Hirano, James or Ruka Hirano, it set the phase for what assures to be an unforgettable last.