The last we saw Japan’s snowboard superpipe stars Yuto Totsuka and Ruka Hirano on the same mountain was back in 2021 at Copper Mountain, both vying to secure their spot for the upcoming winter games in Beijing. Both snowboarders wound up taking a podium position at Dew Tour, showing the world that Japan is a force to be reckoned with. In this Head 2 Head, we look at their flawless backside double cork 1260s executed between a tornado of other moves.

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