Ayumu Hirano showed he has no Tokyo Olympic hangover as he led the way in men's snowboard halfpipe qualifying at the Beijing Games on Wednesday.On his Olympic return after a foray into skateboarding, the two-time reigning Winter Games halfpipe silver medalist put the rest of the competition on notice with two high-octane runs at Genting Snow Park, the first scoring 87.25 points and the second putting him on top with 93.25.Australia's Scotty James, who has dominated the event in recent years, finished second with 91.25 followed by Japan's Ruka Hirano on 87.00."I nailed my first run so I atta…READ FULL ARTICLE
