LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Getting ready for his third Olympics spread across a lifetime of snowboarding, 37-year-old halfpipe rider Louie Vito recounts his injuries — only the worst of the worst — like he's checking items off a grocery list.

Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan has topped qualifying for men's big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Snowboarding's Ollie Martin arrives in Italy for the 2026 Olympics as a medal hopeful at 17, the same age teammate Red Gerard was when he won gold.

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

There's a lot of top-level winter sports taking place right now. We get to see some of the best athletes in the world compete in events like alpine skiing, ice hockey, curling, and more. There's a lot to watch,

Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the 2026 Winter Olympics open. Two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — have been lit, marking a first in the Winter Games’ history. Oh here we go,

An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture has officially kicked off the Milan Cortina Games, as the sports spectacle returns to a nation that last hosted the event 20 years ago.