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Winter Asian Games: Kokubo wins snowboard halfpipe gold medal

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo won the men's snowboard halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Asian Games in China on Jan. 30. Kokubo, who captured the silver at the world championships in Arosa, Switzerland, earlier this month, scored 44.5 points in his first run at Jilin Beida Lake Skiing Site.

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Kokubo gets silver at snowboard worlds

AROSA, Switzerland - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo shows off the silver medal he captured in the men's half pipe at the Snowboard World Championships on Jan. 20 in Switzerland.

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Yamaoka gets silver at snowboard worlds

AROSA, Switzerland - Japan's Soko Yamaoka smiles with the silver medal she got in the women's half pipe at the Snowboard World Championships on Jan. 20 in Switzerland.

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Yamaoka gets silver at snowboard worlds

AROSA, Switzerland - Japan's Soko Yamaoka smiles with the silver medal she got in the women's half pipe at the Snowboard World Championships on Jan. 20 in Switzerland. (Kyodo)

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Kokubo gets silver at snowboard worlds

AROSA, Switzerland - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo shows off the silver medal he captured in the men's half pipe at the Snowboard World Championships on Jan. 20 in Switzerland. (Kyodo)

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Winter Asian Games: Kokubo wins snowboard halfpipe gold medal

CHANGCHUN, China - Japan's Kazuhiro Kokubo won the men's snowboard halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Asian Games in China on Jan. 30. Kokubo, who captured the silver at the world championships in Arosa, Switzerland, earlier this month, scored 44.5 points in his first run at Jilin Beida Lake Skiing Site. (Kyodo)