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Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics 2026.02.12

Ono after winning the bronze medal in the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe event (Photo: Kyodo News)

The Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics was held on February 12 (early morning of the 13th, Japan time), and Mitsuki Ono, a fourth-year student at the School of Sport Sciences at Waseda University, won the bronze medal with 85.00 points.

Ono successfully completed a frontside 1080 in her first run, and with a highly polished run that also included a switch backside 540, she earned herself 85.00 points and was in second place at the end of the first run. Although she fell in her second and third runs and her score did not improve, she managed to stay within medal range and finished in third place with 85.00 points.

Ono performing a trick in the final (Photo: Kyodo News)

A Congratulatory Message from Waseda University President Aiji Tanaka

Mitsuki Ono, a fourth-year student in the School of Sport Sciences at our university, has won the bronze medal in the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. I extend my heartfelt congratulations.

Ono enrolled at Waseda immediately after the Beijing Winter Olympics, her Olympic debut. Though she shed tears of disappointment after placing ninth in Beijing, she overcame that frustration at this year’s Games, shedding tears of joy instead. This achievement is the fruit of her four years of dedicated effort since entering university, where she has sincerely pursued both her athletic career and the academic discipline of sports science.

Your bright smile on the podium gave great hope and courage to our students, alumni, faculty and staff. We look forward to your continued success in the future.

Waseda University Preisdent Aiji Tanaka

Participant & Competition Results
▽Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Mitsuki Ono (4^th year student, School of Sport Sciences) Bronze Medal
Run 1　85.00 points
Run 2　Did Not Improve
Run 3　Did Not Improve