Olympics-Snowboard-Japan's Kimura wins gold in Big Air

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Snowboard - Men's Snowboard Big Air Final - Livigno Snow Park, Livigno, Italy - February 07, 2026. Kira Kimura of Japan in action during his third run REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LIVIGNO, ‌Italy Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Kira Kimura ‍won the ‍gold ‌medal in the men's ‍Big ​Air ⁠snowboarding event at the Milano ‌Cortina Olympics on ⁠Saturday.

Ryoma ‍Kimata of Japan ‍earned the silver ‌medal. Su Yiming, the defending Big Air champion, took the bronze.

(Reporting by ‌Giulia Segreti and Lisa Richwine ​in Livigno; Editing by Ken Ferris)