The Japanese snowboarder won halfpipe at the Olympic Games

The Japanese snowboarder took Khirano Ayum. In the best of three attempts he earned 96 points. Russians did not participate. Halfpipe — competitions in a snowboard on the snow relief reminding a pipe cut lengthways. In this semi-pipe riders go from one party to another. The second and third places took the Australian Skotti James (92,50 points) and the Swiss Sherrer Ian (87,25). Among women the American won against Chloe Kim. This gold medal transferred United States of America to the sixth place in informal medal offset, and Russian Federation displaced...