In Photos: Snowboarders wow crowd in men's halfpipe at Pyeongchang

Japan's Ayumu Hirano jumps during his first run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Japan's Raibu Katayama is seen during his first run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Japan's Ayumu Hirano jumps during his first run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Japan's Yuto Totsuka jumps during his first run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Yuto Totsuka misses a landing after jumping during his second run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Ayumu Hirano jumps during his second run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Shaun White of the United States jumps during his first run in the snowboard halfpipe final at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)

Japan's Ayumu Hirano, left, and Shaun White of the United States respond to cheers from spectators during the flower ceremony at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018, after White won gold and Hirano came in second in the men's snowboard halfpipe. (Mainichi)

Ayumu Hirano holds up the Japanese flag after winning an Olympic silver medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018. (Mainichi)