Olympic halfpipe champion Hirano named to Japanese team, prospects uncertain after nasty fall

Olympic halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano was named to the Japanese team heading to next month's Milan Cortina Games despite breaking bones in his face in an accident at a contest in Switzerland over the weekend.

Team Japan House at Milan-Cortina Winter Games Shown to Press

The Japanese Olympic Committee unveiled to the press Thursday the Team Japan House, a facility that will support Japanese athletes during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The facility, located in Milan,