Ayumu Hirano wins men's snowboard gold for Japan
Baku, February 11, AZERTAC
Ayumu Hirano wrote his name in Japanese sporting history on Friday when he won the country's first-ever snowboard Olympic gold medal, taking the men's halfpipe title at the Beijing Games, according to Kyodo News.
Hirano scored 96.00 points in his third run with a spectacular display that included a triple cork 1440, enough to separate him from Australian Scotty James who finished in the silver position with 92.50 at Genting Snow Park.
Jan Scherrer of Switzerland won bronze.
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