snowboarding

SNOWBOARDING/ Truchon prevails in finals of Toyota...
Antoine Truchon of Canada on his way to winning the Toyota Big Air title at Sapporo Dome on Feb. 24 (Hori Eiji)
February 24, 2013
SAPPORO--Japan hosts one of snowboarding’s premiere events--the Toyota Big Air competition in Sapporo Dome--but Japanese riders were hard pressed to match the skills of their ...
SNOWBOARDING / Lago comes through with late winning ...
Scotty Lago of the United States on his way to winning his first Toyota Big Air title at Sapporo Dome on Feb. 12 (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
February 12, 2012
SAPPORO -- Scotty Lago came up with the goods when he needed to, hitting the highest-scoring jump of the day with the final jump of the day to claim the Toyota Big Air...
SNOWBOARDING/ Rivals wary of young Canadian ahead...
A Japanese rider gets some air at the qualifying session of the Toyota Big Air event at Sapporo Dome on Feb. 11. (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
February 11, 2012
SAPPORO -- The guys are stoked, some are psyched, the jump is rad, and the action should be gnarly as Sapporo Dome is set to host its first professional snowboarding...
SNOWBOARDING / Triple corkscrews and McTwists in...
The view from the top of the jump at Sapporo Dome for the Toyota Big Air snowboard event. (Rob Smaal)
February 09, 2012
SAPPORO--Opened in 2001, Sapporo Dome has hosted many interesting events over the years. This weekend, it will add snowboarding to that list.
SNOWBOARDING/ After criticism at home, Kazu shines...
Kazuhiro Kokubo shows off his stuff during a DVD shooting session in Canada. (Provided by Burton Snowboards Inc.)
February 06, 2012
Video clips of daring tricks and an emotional victory last year have made snowboarder Kazuhiro Kokubo a celebrity athlete overseas.
Snow Town Yeti gets the jump on competition
A woman in costume hits the slopes Oct. 21 for the first snowboarding session of the season at Snow Town Yeti ski resort in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Minako Yoshimoto)
October 22, 2011
SUSONO, Shizuoka Prefecture--Snow Town Yeti, located at the second station level of Mount Fuji, opened for the season on Oct. 21, attracting many skiers and snowboarders...
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