Milano Cortina 2026: Japan’s Ayumu Hirano Advances to Halfpipe Final Despite Injury Last Month, Promises to ‘Show Everything He Worked For’

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:00 JST,
February 12, 2026
MILAN — Ayumu Hirano finished seventh in the men’s snowboard halfpipe qualifiers on Wednesday, the sixth day of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, securing a spot among the top 12 riders advancing to the final.
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