Big Air has been part of the competition since Pyeongchang in 2018, giving the most daring athletes the opportunity to lay it out on the line, delivering three tricks, with their two best scores being combined for a final score. The top 12 scores will advance to the final.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics continue on Thursday with ice hockey, curling, snowboarding and more. Follow along for live updates.

The United States has dominated the snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics since the sport was introduced at the Games in 1998.

The California native is going for her third consecutive gold medal in the women's snowboarding halfpipe. Here's how you can watch her at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed Wednesday night and had to be stretchered off the course during big air training ahead of the Milan Cortina Games. It's unclear what exactly happened, but the Canadian snowboard team described the crash as “heavy” in a statement. Specifics of McMorris' condition are not yet known, either.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Canada's three-time Olympic bronze-medal snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed Wednesday night during big air training for the Milan Cortina Games and had to be taken off the course on a stretcher.

Cities currently suitable to host the Winter Games may not be by the 2050s.