Dane Menzies earned the best score across the two men's qualifying runs with his 86.06 from the first run. Menzies' qualifying score was close to five points better than the rest of the competition. Norway's Marcus Kleveland, Canada's Mark McMorris and Japan's Ryoma Kimata were the other three athletes to earn scores above 80.

Scotty James, Ayumu Hirano and Cam Melville Ives are among the names to know as men's snowboard halfpipe commences with the qualifying round on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

In the halfpipe, it felt like the American men were outgunned from the start, and especially by the riders from Japan.

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Japan’s rise has been systematic, with a deep talent pool, while the United States struggled to find a clear successor to Shaun White.

A frightening crash during women's halfpipe qualifying at the 2026 Winter Olympics left Chinese snowboarder Jiayu Liu motionless on the snow before she was stretchered off the course.

DNI means: Did Not Improve. It comes into play in any event that has multiple runs without counting all the scores. For example, the Big Air competitions in Olympic skiing and snowboarding include three downhill runs for every competitor. Of those three runs in Big Air, though, only two scores count.