Skateboarding: Snowboard star Ayumu Hirano stumbles in Summer Olympic bid

Olympic snowboarding superstar Ayumu Hirano failed to reach the quarterfinals Thursday at the park skateboarding world championships in the United Arab Emirates, hindering his bid to qualify for his second Summer Games.The 24-year-old dual-Olympian finished 92nd in the qualifying round at Aljada Skate Park in Sharjah, where only the top 28 progressed to the quarterfinals. Along with the title of world champion, rankings points for the 2024 Paris Olympics are up for grabs at the event.Jagger Eaton of the United States topped the opening round, while Japan's Yuro Nagahara, 17, advanced to the…READ FULL ARTICLE