Kokubo finishes 8th in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo competes during his first of two runs in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. Kokubo placed eighth in the competition with 35.7 points in his second run.

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