Japan's reigning Olympic men's snowboard halfpipe gold medalist Ayumu Hirano on Tuesday revealed he fractured multiple bones, including his right hip, during a heavy crash at a World Cup event in mid-January.The 27-year-old, who also won silver at the 2014 and 2018 Games, was still in pain a day before the qualifying round at the Milan Cortina Winter Games but had resumed training on the snow in his bid for a miraculous return."As long as there is one percent chance of getting back to competing, I wanted to have a go," he said in Livigno following an official practice. "Rather than finishin…READ FULL ARTICLE
