X Games debutant Hiroto Ogiwara makes history with first ever 2340
Jan 25, 2025
Ogiwara, 19, wins big air gold with historic mute grabOrganizers hail Japanese prodigy as trailblazerJapan’s Hiroto Ogiwara has made an X Games debut for the ages, winning the men’s snowboarding big air gold medal while landing the first known 2340.The 19-year-old from Nagano landed the backside six-and-a-half-revolution trick for a score of 97.33 points on Friday to comfortably win the competition ahead of defending champion Hasegawa Taiga, who took silver with a score of 94.66 on his first run. New Zealand teenager Rocco Jamieson finished third on his X Games debut with 91.33 points at Aspen’s Buttermilk Ski Resort. Continue reading...