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Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata led a Japanese gold and silver medal grab in men’s snowboard big air at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Japan’s rise has been systematic, with a deep talent pool, while the United States struggled to find a clear successor to Shaun White.
Kokomo Murase completed a golden snowboard Big Air Olympic double for Japan on Monday, after Kira Kimura had won the men's competition on the weekend. X Games champion Murase clinched the gold four years after bronze on her final jump with 179.
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South Korean women’s curling team revives semifinal hopes after beating Sweden
The South Korean women’s curling team, Gyeonggi Provincial Government (Kim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji), revived their semifinal hopes by defeating Sweden 8-3 in seven ends during their eighth Round Robin (preliminary) match at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Italy on the 18th (Korean time).