Team USA's Jake Canter came away with a bronze medal in the men's snowboard slopestyle event thanks to a clutch performance on his final run.

By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japan's snowboarders put on a jaw-dropping show on the snow-covered slopes of Italy, masterfully jumping, twisting and flipping through the air to earn more medals in the sport than any other country at the Winter Olympics.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The first five-time Olympic medalist in the colorful, unpredictable sport of snowboarding comes from a colorful, unexpected place: New Zealand. The honor belongs to Zoi Sadowski-Synnott,

Ally Hickman has been taken for scans after the Australian snowboarding teen suffered a sternum injury falling in the women's slopestyle Olympic final where she finished an admirable seventh.

Canter of the United States won bronze on Wednesday. Nine years ago, aged 13, he had to learn to walk and talk again after an accident.

Japan's snowboarders put on a jaw-dropping show on the snow-covered slopes of Italy, masterfully jumping, twisting and flipping through the air to earn more medals in the sport than any other country at the Winter Olympics.

The women’s snowboard slopestyle final of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Livigno Snow Park.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Games continue today with nine gold medals up for grabs. Those include Alpine skiing and the women’s slalom, where U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin has one more shot at ending her Olympic medal drought.