Team USA’s Ollie Martin, a 17-year-old high school senior from Colorado, is among the 12 qualifiers for the final round.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too. The country that has steadily been asserting mastery over the halfpipe took that show to the Winter Olympics big air contest Saturday night,

Ready to catch big air? Look no further than snowboarding, one of 16 sports to be contested at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, have arrived as the top snowboarders in the world are set to compete for their respective nations on the global stage.

Ollie Martin, the 17-year-old Coloradoan, competed in the snowboard big air final with a broken arm. Here's how he did. (AP photo)

The 2026 Winter Olympics have officially begun, and there are numerous snowboarding events scheduled. Fans can watch some of these events for free.

LIVIGNO, Italy — Justin Reiter is a rarity in snowboarding. He is an American who made his career carving curves into the snow banks at high speeds, instead of launching his board airborne from the halfpipe.

NBC's drone cameras amaze Olympic fans during skiing, snowboarding, luge and more; sound annoys some originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. During the earliest events of the 2026 Winter Olympics, viewers of the NBC family of channels may notice small drones whirring around.

NBC broadcaster Todd Richards was caught on a hot mic calling the men's snowboarding big air final at Milano Cortina "boring."

Kim is hoping to make history in the women's snowboard halfpipe event, with qualifiers kicking off on Feb. 11 in Italy

Shaun White is still contributing to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics despite retiring from competition.