Ayumu Hirano: Japan’s First Snowboarding Olympic Champion
Ayumu Hirano: Japan’s First Snowboarding Olympic Champion
Beijing 2022 halfpipe gold with the first Olympic triple cork, plus a summer-and-winter Olympic story. Here is Ayumu Hirano.
Ayumu Hirano won Japan’s first Olympic snowboarding gold in the men’s halfpipe at Beijing 2022, landing the first triple cork 1440 in Olympic history. After back-to-back Olympic silvers, he also became a rare summer-and-winter Olympian by competing in skateboarding at Tokyo 2020. (Status as of June 2026.)
1. Beijing 2022 gold
A first for Japan.
At Beijing 2022, Hirano won the men’s snowboard halfpipe with a stunning 96.00 final run — Japan’s first Olympic snowboarding gold — after taking silver at both Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.1
2. The triple cork
A trick that changed the sport.
Hirano landed the triple cork 1440 — the first in Olympic history — combining three vertical flips with four full rotations, a benchmark of modern halfpipe.1
3. Two-sport Olympian
Summer and winter.
Months before his snowboard gold, Hirano competed in park skateboarding at Tokyo 2020 — a rare athlete to appear at both the Summer and Winter Games, and he credits skateboarding for sharpening his snowboarding.1 ⚠ Current athlete; results change — check the latest.
4. Why he matters
A new era for Japanese boardsports.
Hirano took Japanese snowboarding to the very top of the world — part of the country’s deepening winter strength alongside Yuzuru Hanyu and Noriaki Kasai.
Frequently asked questions
What did Ayumu Hirano win at Beijing 2022?
The men’s snowboard halfpipe gold — Japan’s first Olympic snowboarding gold.
What is the triple cork 1440?
A trick combining three vertical flips and four rotations; Hirano landed the first in Olympic history.
Did he compete in the Summer Olympics too?
Yes — in park skateboarding at Tokyo 2020.
Keep exploring
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Sources & notes
- Beijing 2022 snowboard halfpipe gold (Japan’s first Olympic snowboarding gold, 96.00); first Olympic triple cork 1440; silvers Sochi 2014 + PyeongChang 2018; park skateboarding at Tokyo 2020. Wikipedia; Olympics.com.
A profile dated 22 June 2026. No copyrighted material is reproduced.
📅 更新履歴
| 日付 | 変更内容 |
|---|---|
| 2026年6月22日 | 初回公開 |
✅ ファクト再検証
最終検証日：2026年6月22日
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