Japan's hopes of a record medal tally at the Beijing Winter Games rest on the shoulders of its snowboarding high-flyers, while Yuzuru Hanyu's stellar recent nationals performance on return from injury also puts Olympic history within his grasp.Names like Yuto Totsuka, Ayumu Hirano and Ruka Hirano in the men's snowboard halfpipe as well as female riders Reira Iwabuchi and Kokomo Murase in the same event will all challenge for the podium at the games that begin on Feb. 4, with many showing they are still contenders despite the past two years' coronavirus disruptions.Some of the female riders …READ FULL ARTICLE
