TOP PICKS FOR THE 2022 OLYMPIC GAMES SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE

The Olympic Snowboard Halfpipe event gets underway on Wednesday, with men’s and women’s qualification runs. The women’s finals are on Thursday, Feb 9 and the men’s final is on Friday, Feb 10.

Below you will find our predictions for both the men’s and women’s events. Also, make sure to take a look at our Snowboard Halfpipe Stats page for more insights.

TOP PICKS MEN

Ayumu Hirano (JPN)
Odds: 2.85 - 4.00

Ayumu won two out of three World Cup events this season and became the first one to land a triple cork 1440 in competition. So, it comes as no surprise that he is not only most bookmakers' favorite but also ours here at xtremebets.

Scotty James (AUS)
Odds: 3.50 - 5.00

Coming off a gold at the 2022 Winter X Games, the Aussie seems to be back to form after a disappointing result in Laax and is considered to be the biggest threat to Ayumu.

Shaun White (USA)
Odds: 2.50 - 7.20

With three Olympic and thirteen X Games gold medals to his name, it would be foolish to count out Shaun White.

ONE TO WATCH

Yuto Totsuka
Odds: 7.00 - 8.00


TOP PICKS WOMEN

Chloe Kim (USA
Odds: 1.33 - 1.47

The defending Olympic Champion is the huge favorite and rightfully so. Since the last Olympics, she has won four more golds at the World Championships and X Games.

Cai Xuetong (CHN)
Odds: 6.50 - 7.95

The FIS 2021/22 Halfpipe World Cup winner China’s Cai Xuetong is one of the riders nipping at Kim’s heels and even though Chloe Kim seems to be a shoo-in for the gold, you never know.

Sena Tomita (JPN)
Odds: 10.00 - 11.80

With two World Cup podiums and gold at the 2022 Winter X Games so far this season. Sena Tomita is another rider to look closer at.