The favorite in snowboard halfpipe for the PyeongChang Olympics? Right now, it just might be Japanese teenager Ayumu Hirano.
Hirano, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, won gold at X Games Aspen after landing a historic run.
Already holding the lead heading into his final run, Hirano boosted a backside air nearly 20 feet out of the pipe before landing a frontside double cork 1440, cab double cork 1440, frontside double cork 1260, and backside double cork 1260.
It marked the first time that back-to-back 1440s have ever been landed in a halfpipe competition.
Hirano’s run scored a 99.