Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan has topped qualifying for men's big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics continued on Thursday with ice hockey, curling, snowboarding and more. See a recap of all the action.

A teenage first-time Olympian is the only Team USA snowboarder headed to the men's snowboard big air final. Here's what happened in qualifying. (AP Photo)

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

The Winter Olympics kick off this week. That's a lot of skis and snowboards being hauled around mountains. I found a simple, no-nonsense way to haul gear to a mountain—no roof rails required, and no excuses to stay in.

Cities currently suitable to host the Winter Games may not be by the 2050s.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A backside double cork 1080! Followed by a cab triple cork 1440! Holy Crail, that was a sweet grab! The snowboarders and freestyle skiers will be speaking a language all their own as they “shred some gnar” (ride some gnarly conditions) at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

American Red Gerard is going into his third Olympic Games trying to recapture the way he rode at 17, when he burst into the elite levels of the sport by winning a gold medal in slopestyle.