By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) – Ayumu Hirano of Japan gained gold on the males’s snowboard halfpipe closing on Friday on the Beijing Video games, whereas American three-time gold medallist Shaun White missed the rostrum in his fifth and closing Olympics.
Hirano, who gained silver on the Pyeongchang and Sochi Video games got here out on prime after he landed triple corks, incomes him the highest rating of 96. Australian Scotty James took silver with 92.50 and Swiss Jan Scherrer gained bronze with 87.25.
White, who has mentioned this might be his closing Olympics and final time competing professionally, completed in fourth place after he clipped the lip of the halfpipe and spoiled his touchdown in his third run, inflicting him to slip down the wall feet-first.
Within the closing, every boarder received three runs, with their rating decided by their finest rating.
(Reporting by Mari Saito; modifying by Richard Pullin)
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