3 flips for Hirano but a 4th win for James at Winter X

FILE - Scotty James, of Australia, rides during the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Phoenix Snow Park at he Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. James has come a long way since his dad bought him a $10 snowboard from a shop that was using it as a doorstop. He’s won three world championship titles, six World Cup races and six Winter X medals, including three gold. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

France's Tess Ledeux celebrates after landing a 1620, the first in a women's big air competition, at the Winter X Games on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at Buttermilk in Aspen, Colo. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)

FILE - Gold medalist Scotty James of Australia celebrates after winning the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the freestyle ski and snowboard world championships, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Park City, Utah. James envisions the best tricks at this year’s biggest halfpipe contests as the kind that only he can perform. One big question is whether the judges will agree. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett, File)

France's Tess Ledeux holds her gold medal after landing a 1620, the first in a women's big air competition, at the Winter X Games on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at Buttermilk in Aspen, Colo. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)