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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

(From L, front) Japanese snowboarders Ayumu Hirano, Ryusei Yamada, Yuto Totsuka, Sara Shimizu, Kudo Rise and Sena Tomita pose alongside staff members after the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 13, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. Hirano was seventh, while Totsuka won the gold medal and Yamada the bronze.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

(From L, front) Japanese snowboarders Ayumu Hirano, Ryusei Yamada, Yuto Totsuka, Sara Shimizu, Kudo Rise and Sena Tomita pose alongside staff members after the men's snowboard halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 13, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. Hirano was seventh, while Totsuka won the gold medal and Yamada the bronze.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Japan's Mitsuki Ono (front row, 3rd from R) holds her women's snowboard halfpipe bronze medal during a photo session after the medal ceremony at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. The three other Japanese snowboarders who competed in the halfpipe final can be seen in the front row -- Sena Tomita (4th from R), Rise Kudo (2nd from R) and Sara Shimizu (far R).

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Sara Shimizu of Japan competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboard

Sara Shimizu of Japan competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy.

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Snowboarding: X Games

Sara Shimizu (C) of Japan poses after winning the women's snowboard halfpipe gold at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado, on Jan. 23, 2026, alongside silver medalist Rise Kudo (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Queralt Castellet of Spain.

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Snowboarding: X Games

Sara Shimizu (C) of Japan poses after winning the women's snowboard halfpipe gold at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado, on Jan. 23, 2026, alongside silver medalist Rise Kudo (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Queralt Castellet of Spain.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Sara Shimizu poses with the silver medal she won in the women's halfpipe event at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Chloe Kim (C) of the United States poses for a photo after winning gold in the women's halfpipe event at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025, alongside silver medalist Sara Shimizu (L) and bronze medalist Mitsuki Ono, both Japanese.

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Snowboarding: World championships

Japan's Sara Shimizu competes in the women's halfpipe final at the snowboarding world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 29, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Sara Shimizu of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 1, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Sara Shimizu of Japan competes en route to winning bronze in the women's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 1, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Sara Shimizu of Japan poses after winning bronze in the women's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 1, 2025.

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Snowboarding: World Cup in Aspen

Ruka Hirano (2nd from R), Ayumu Hirano (3rd from R) and Ryusei Yamada (far R), all from Japan, pose for a photo after winning gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the men's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Aspen, Colorado, on Feb. 1, 2025. Standing next to Ayumu Hirano is compatriot Sara Shimizu, who won bronze in the women's halfpipe.

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Snowboarding: World Cup

Sara Shimizu of Japan competes en route to winning gold in the women's halfpipe at a snowboarding World Cup event in Copper Mountain, Colorado, on Dec. 20, 2024.

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Snowboarding: Japan's Shimizu wins women's halfpipe

Japan's Sara Shimizu (L) and her compatriot Mitsuki Ono pose after winning gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's halfpipe competition at a snowboarding World Cup event in Copper Mountain, Colorado, on Dec. 20, 2024.

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Snowboarding: Japan's Shimizu wins women's halfpipe

Sara Shimizu of Japan poses with her medal after winning the women's halfpipe gold at a snowboarding World Cup event in Copper Mountain, Colorado, on Dec. 20, 2024.

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US: Vigils Held Nationwide For Non-Binary Teen Nex Benedict

Thousands attended nationwide vigils for non-binary teen Nex Benedict. Benedict died earlier in February, one day after they were hospitalized for injuries sustained during a school fight at Owasso High School. They said they were the target of bullying in the altercation at a high school bathroom. This video was taken at the Redbud Festival Park in Owasso.

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shimizu Sara of Japan competes during the women's halfpipe qualification of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kudo Rise(C) of Japan, silver medalist Shimizu Sara (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Lura Wick of Switzerland pose for photos during the victory ceremony of the Women's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shimizu Sara of Japan celebrates after the Women's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)