Michigan snowboarder Nick Baumgartner, the 44-year-old for Team USA in men's snowboard cross, was eliminated from medal contention in a photo finish.

Pare was disqualified, allowing two French snowboarders to advance to the snowboard cross semifinals.

Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle won his second straight gold medal in snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics, edging the rider he beat four years ago in Beijing in the final fast-paced mountain race on Thursday.

Snowboarding has been part of the Winter Games’ program since Nagano in 1998. It has brought some of the most talented athletes to test their skills and bravery in high-speed competition, with some exciting hangtime to boot.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Justin Reiter is a rarity in snowboarding. He is an American who made his career carving curves into the snow banks at high speeds, instead of launching his board airborne from the halfpipe.

Two scary snowboarding incidents unfolded at China Peak Mountain Resort in the past month, with one caught on video and a separate crash leaving a teenage boy in critical condition. Braxon Silva, 14, was snowboarding on Feb. 2 at the ski resort in eastern Fresno County when he lost control and crashed.

Chloe Kim is the favorite to win her third consecutive halfpipe gold. She’s piled up medals by building a routine so risky that her competitors are afraid to even attempt it.

Kokomo Murase of Japan upgraded her bronze medal from four years ago to a gold on Monday, winning the women's snowboarding big air contest at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics by unleashing impressive aerial tricks high above the Italian Alps.