Japanese Snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara Makes History with First Known 2340
At the X Games in Aspen, Japanese snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara made history on Friday by landing the first known 2340 in a competition. The 19-year-old took off from his jump and began spinning six and a half times in the air, with his hands gripping the board. He landed perfectly, despite crashing into the crowd while celebrating.
Ogiwara was awarded an almost-perfect score of 97.33 by the judges, handing him the gold medal. He was still celebrating as he picked himself up off the snow, taking in the frenzied cheers of the fans watching. “I am the first in the world to do that. I’ve never been as happy as this,” Ogiwara said afterwards. “It was really the greatest moment. It felt as if I used every ounce of energy I had.”
Just two days later, on Saturday, Italy’s Miro Tabanelli made history by landing the world’s first known 2340 in a ski competition. Like Ogiwara, the trick secured him the gold medal with a score of 98.00 ahead of New Zealand’s Luca Harrington and Austria’s Matěj Švancer.