The men’s snowboard big air final takes the spotlight Saturday, with riders launching off massive jumps as medals are decided in the trick-based event.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, have arrived as the top snowboarders in the world are set to compete for their respective nations on the global stage.

Kimura launches himself into the air, spinning counter-clockwise. “It was truly impressive. Flawless execution, grabbed the whole way around and landed like he was doing a straight air, essentially,” said Rick Bower,

These are the criteria judges take into account to score halfpipe, slopestyle and big air snowboarding at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.