Japan’s rise has been systematic, with a deep talent pool, while the United States struggled to find a clear successor to Shaun White.

Australians flock to Japan each year to take advantage of its unique and plentiful snow, but it's not just the travel costs ...

Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata led a Japanese gold and silver medal grab in men's snowboard big air at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.

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 ...

Kokomo Murase completed a golden snowboard Big Air Olympic double for Japan on Monday, after Kira Kimura had won the men's competition on the weekend. X Games champion Murase clinched the gold four ...

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Japan's mastery in snowboarding might very well go beyond the halfpipe. Hiroto Ogiwara finished at the top of the scoreboard in qualifying for big air Thursday night —- making ...

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — On a frosty night in the Italian Alps, the queen of big air, Anna Gasser, bid adieu to her favorite Olympic event. She left without a medal, but that didn't make it all bad. The ...

Faced with soaring ticket prices and bare slopes at many U.S. resorts, Americans are flocking to the island of Hokkaido, ...