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FILE - Jamie Anderson, of the United States, celebrates winning gold after the women's slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Still bothering many of the riders was the way the slopestyle contests went down at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Dissed: Olympic snowboarders still irked by secondary status

By Eddie Pells Jan. 28, 2022 11:43 AM EST

FILE - Ayumu Hirano, of Japan, makes a qualifying run on the halfpipe Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, during a U.S. Grand Prix snowboarding event at Copper Mountain, Colo. Long filled with potential, but only Ayumu Hirano's two silver medals to show for it over the past decade, a crew of Japanese riders appears poised to take over the halfpipe in Beijing with four bona fide gold-medal contender. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)
Chairmen of the boards: Japanese team powerful in halfpipe

By Pat Graham Jan. 24, 2022 01:24 PM EST

Who me? Japan's Sena Tomita wins a Winter X Games gold

By Eddie Pells Jan. 22, 2022 08:44 PM EST
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Japan's Sena Tomita thought it was a mistake when they placed the gold medal around her neck. The 22-year-old halfpipe rider won...

FILE - Aaron Blunck, of the United States, makes a run during halfpipe qualifying Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the U.S. Grand Prix freestyle skiing event at Copper Mountain, Colo. In a crash a year ago, Blunck lacerated his kidney, broke ribs, fractured his pelvis and bruised his heart. He's now a medal contender. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)
Olympian Aaron Blunck finds peace after scary halfpipe crash

By Pat Graham Jan. 22, 2022 01:14 PM EST

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

By Eddie Pells Jan. 22, 2022 12:31 AM EST

FILE - Shaun White, of the United States, is shown after his third run in the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. Shaun White is likely heading to the Olympics for a fifth time. For the first time, the snowboarding star and three-time gold medalist on the halfpipe won't be the favorite. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)
White 1 of 4 US snowboarders to defend Olympic titles

Jan. 21, 2022 06:43 PM EST

United States' Kai Owens watches scores after competing in the finals of a World Cup freestyle moguls competition at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Teen Kai Owens makes Olympic moguls team, returning to China

By Pat Graham Jan. 21, 2022 06:17 PM EST

FILE - Mark Mcmorris, of Canada, jumps during the men's Big Air snowboard qualification competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. McMorris has endured quite a pounding over more than a decade of hard riding that has made him Canada's most-decorated snowboarder. At 28 and heading into his third Olympics, he is missing one thing from an already awe-inspiring resume. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
McMorris in search of one more win: Olympic snowboard gold

By Eddie Pells Jan. 21, 2022 03:38 PM EST

FILE - A worker wearing a face mask to protect from the coronavirus uses a blower to clean the snow on a decoration for the Beijing Winter Olympics Games on display at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Jan. 20, 2022. The U.S. Olympic team's top doctor says all of the 200-plus athletes heading to Beijing for the Winter Games next month are fully vaccinated, and not a single one asked for a medical exemption. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
100%: Chief medical officer says all US Olympians vaccinated

By Eddie Pells Jan. 20, 2022 04:25 PM EST

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)
In private halfpipe, Aussie boarder schemes for Beijing gold

By Pat Graham Jan. 20, 2022 01:05 PM EST

A model walks the runway at the Christian Siriano Fall/Winter 2021 at Gotham Hall during New York Fashion Week on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Christian Siriano offers mountain glam for 2nd pandemic show

By Leanne Italie Feb. 25, 2021 07:22 PM EST

X Games rookie Eileen Gu competes in the women's ski slopestyle final during the Winter X Games at Buttermilk on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)
Snowboarding world championships moved to Aspen from China

Feb. 09, 2021 05:59 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, gold medal winner Shaun White celebrates after the men's halfpipe finals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With the mountains closed and the halfpipes shuttered during a pandemic that turned the world and its sports upside down, White put double-corks on hold and saved his most intense workouts for his mind. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
AP Interview: White streamlines life on road to '22 Olympics

By Eddie Pells Feb. 01, 2021 02:33 AM EST

Jesper Tjader practices for knuckle huck at the Winter X Games on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP)
Riders return to roots with Knuckle Huck event at Winter X

By Pat Graham Jan. 29, 2021 12:32 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, women's halfpipe gold medalist Chloe Kim, of the United States, poses during the medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Chloe Kim took some time off to heal her body and broaden her mind. Mission(s) accomplished, and now that she's back at her day job — best female athlete in the halfpipe — it looks as though she never left. Now 20 and with a year at Princeton under her belt, the Olympic champion is in the lineup for the Winter X Games, going for her fifth gold medal on the superpipe in Aspen on Saturday night, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Chloe Kim returns to the superpipe rested, healthy and wiser

By Eddie Pells Jan. 28, 2021 11:57 AM EST

Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks on as the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Canada is administered to personal support worker Anita Quidangen by registered nurse Hiwot Arfaso at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Fla. lawyer in tobacco cases dies from COVID-19

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 01:05 AM EST

Red Gerard takes gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle final on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, day three of the Winter Dew Tour at Copper Mountain Resort, Colo. (Liz Copan/Summit Daily News via AP)
Flips only: Winter X Games on, but fans not part of the show

By Eddie Pells Dec. 15, 2020 12:01 PM EST

Colorado announces locations for initial COVID-19 vaccines

By Patty Nieberg Dec. 11, 2020 02:38 PM EST
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado health department announced its plans to distribute the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Friday. Approval...

In this Oct. 3, 2020 photo, a pedestrian walks past one of the many signs along the mandatory mask zone in the downtown area in Aspen, Colo. Aspen has taken numerous precautionary measures during the coronavirus pandemic, including mask mandates, occupancy limits in shops and restaurants, and social distancing. (AP Photo/John Marshall)
Precautions help Aspen remain a destination during pandemic

By John Marshall Nov. 25, 2020 07:37 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2020 file photo Jimmie Johnson climbs intp his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson will test an Indy car next week on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s long said he is open to racing in the series but did not want to compete on ovals out of safety concerns. On Friday, July 3, 2020, he indicated recent safety improvements have softened his stance and the Indianapolis 500 is not entirely out of the picture.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Knocked out of Brickyard, Johnson copes at home with virus

By Michael Marot Jul. 04, 2020 01:32 PM EDT