From Olympic champions to rising stars these snowboarders could define slopestyle and big air at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks. So close to winning China its first gold at the Milan Cortina Games, he still had a long wait to endure.

Snowfall triggered a postponement of activities Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including snowboarding and skiing events in Livigno, Italy.

The men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Livigno Snow Park.

MILAN, Italy — Compared to other sporting events we’ve seen the last couple weeks during the 2026 Winter Olympics, snowboarding is still “young,” debuting at the 1998 Nagano games. Yet, it’s been around long enough old enough to influence the riders in these Olympics to go big – very big.

The Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final at the 2026 Winter Olympics is set for Friday, February 13, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, where the world’s best riders will compete for Olympic medals after qualifying earlier in the week.

Every Winter Olympics brings new faces into the spotlight. Some arrive as favorites. Others step in quietly and leave as global names. The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 did exactly that. A group of athletes turned single performances into life