Overview
- Kira Kimura took gold with 179.50 and Ryoma Kimata secured silver with 171.50, delivering Japan’s first Olympic gold in men’s big air.
- Defending champion Su Yiming earned bronze with 168.50 after a hand touch on his final landing, prompting discussion over judging consistency.
- Kimura’s winning total combined an 89.00 opener with a 90.50 switch backside 1980 on his third attempt under the two-of-three scoring format.
- U.S. 17-year-old Ollie Martin finished fourth, with U.S. Ski & Snowboard confirming he competed with a broken arm.
- NBC analyst Todd Richards was caught on a hot mic calling the final “so boring” and later said he was critiquing repetitive trick selection and format, not the athletes, as many riders now turn to slopestyle in the coming days.