Australia’s Scotty James wins silver medal in snowboard halfpipe

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James was in gold medal position with 92.5 until Japan’s Ayumu Hirano’s final run 96.0Australia now has three medals at the Beijing Games, equalling its best ever Winter Olympics haulAustralian snowboard star Scotty James has won silver in the Olympic halfpipe.Japan’s Ayumu Hirano scored 96.00 with the last run of the final to snatch the gold medal from James. James held the lead after his outstanding second run, ahead of Hirano, before the tables were turned. Continue reading...

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