Milano Cortina 2026 Snowboard Big Air men: Ogiwara tops qualifying, Kleveland misses cut

Milano Cortina 2026 Snowboard Big Air men: Ogiwara tops qualifying, Kleveland misses cut

Published Feb 05, 2026

Hiroto Ogiwara posted the day’s highest total with two made runs for 178.50, setting the benchmark early and never being challenged. Ian Matteoli and Kira Kimura completed the top three with stable A and B scores that kept pressure on the field.

The cut landed at 163.00. Valentino Guseli secured 12th with a 91.50 final run to advance. Marcus Kleveland finished 13th on 162.00 and missed the final by one point. Mons Roisland, Red Gerard, and Rene Rinnekangas also fell outside the top 12.

Japan qualified four riders, the most of any nation, underlining depth and variety across trick families. New Zealand advanced three riders, including two inside the top eight. Su Yiming recovered from a low first run to qualify fourth with 172.75, signaling medal-contending form.

Full qualification ranking
1, Hiroto Ogiwara, JPN, 178.50
2, Ian Matteoli, ITA, 174.50
3, Kira Kimura, JPN, 173.25
4, Su Yiming, CHN, 172.75
5, Taiga Hasegawa, JPN, 172.25
6, Francis Jobin, CAN, 170.75
7, Lyon Farrell, NZL, 170.00
8, Rocco Jamieson, NZL, 168.25
9, Oliver Martin, USA, 167.50
10, Ryoma Kimata, JPN, 164.75
11, Dane Menzies, NZL, 164.00
12, Valentino Guseli, AUS, 163.00
CUT LINE
13, Marcus Kleveland, NOR, 162.00
14, Eli Bouchard, CAN, 161.25
15, Jake Canter, USA, 160.25
16, Mons Røisland, NOR, 158.00
17, Romain Allemand, FRA, 157.00
18, Clemens Millauer, AUT, 156.25
19, Yang Wenlong, CHN, 155.75
20, Red Gerard, USA, 155.50
21, Txema Mazet Brown, GBR, 151.75
22, Cameron Spalding, CAN, 145.50
23, Øyvind Kirkhus, NOR, 142.00
24, Jonas Hasler, SUI, 139.25
25, Sean FitzSimons, USA, 136.00
26, Rene Rinnekangas, FIN, 110.25
27, Enzo Valax, FRA, 109.75
28, Jakub Hrones, CZE, 86.00
29, Ge Chunyu, CHN, 75.75
30, Noah Vicktor, GER, 73.50

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