[Breaking News]Snowboard champ Fukada enters Toyota

TOYOTA, Japan, April 2 Kyodo - Milan Cortina Olympics snowboard champion Mari Fukada poses with her women's slopestyle gold medal after attending a Toyota Motor Corp. ceremony to welcome its new employees in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026. (Kyodo)

Snowboard champ Fukada enters Toyota

Snowboard champ Fukada enters Toyota

Milan Cortina Olympics snowboard champion Mari Fukada poses with her women's slopestyle gold medal after attending a Toyota Motor Corp. ceremony to welcome its new employees in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 1, 2026.

Snowboard: Beijing Olympic champ Hirano

Snowboard: Beijing Olympic champ Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, performs during a skateboard event in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2025, ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Snowboard: Beijing Olympic champ Hirano

Snowboard: Beijing Olympic champ Hirano

Ayumu Hirano, the 2022 Beijing Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist, speaks during a skateboard event in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2025, ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Turin champ Meuli wraps up World Cup season with win

Turin champ Meuli wraps up World Cup season with win

FURANO, Japan - Turin Winter Olympic gold medalist Daniela Meuli of Switzerland (L) competes with Austrian Julia Dujmovits during the final of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom in the final World Cup event of the term in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 19. Meuli captured her fifth World Cup win of the season.

Turin champ Meuli wraps up World Cup season with win

Turin champ Meuli wraps up World Cup season with win

FURANO, Japan - Turin Winter Olympic gold medalist Daniela Meuli of Switzerland (L) competes with Austrian Julia Dujmovits during the final of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom in the final World Cup event of the term in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 19. Meuli captured her fifth World Cup win of the season. (Kyodo)