What Happened To Ayumu Hirano Hair? Everything To Know About The Olympics Star Snowboarder

Ayumu Hirano’s hair is a topic of sensation as fans are claiming he nearly lost the gold medal because of his dreadlocks.

Ayumu Hirano is a Japanese snowboarder and skateboarder who won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Ayumu is the youngest medalist in X Games history to win a silver medal in the superpipe in the 2013 Winter X Games XVII.

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What Happened To Ayumu Hirano Hair?

Ayumu Hirano has locks in his hair which has become a debate in the Olympics. His dreadlocks were considered somewhat not so proper attire in the prestigious Olympic competition.

But he has shown the world that no matter your looks or your attire if one is dedicated to his goal, they will make history.

Many African people are also offended by the locks as Twitter is blowing up saying “Isn’t that cultural misappropriation?”

While others were concerned and commented “they were trying to cheat him out of his gold medal because he wears locks in his hair. But he showed them. Congrats on the gold young man.”

In 2019, he did a photoshoot just for his beautiful locks by UNIQLO. Some people loved the way he carried his looks even though he is frowned by the choices of his hair.

Did Ayumu Hirano Get Robbed In Scores?

Ayumu Hirano did get robbed in scores. Initially, an American judge underscored Ayumu by giving him 89 in the event as he thought he was cheating touching his little surf stick and helping it spin.

Fans are outraged by his decision and want the judge banished from future events as well. Some are even claiming that the judge did so as to give Shaun a chance to take the gold after the second run.

Some fans are also claiming that his locks gave him somewhat of a bad judgment from the people around, he managed not to get a fair shot in the competition.

Despite the unfair decision, Ayumu showed the world in the end by winning the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Ayumu Hirano And Hirano Brothers Wiki Explored

Ayumu Hirano siblings, the Hirano brothers are Kaishu Hirano and Ayumu Hirano whose wiki is explored below.

Kaishu and Ayumu both represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men’s halfpipe event. Kaishu won a bronze medal in the superpipe event at the 2022 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado and Ayumu won a gold medal.

Moreover, Kaishu competed at the 2018 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships and won a bronze medal.

He also represented Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the halfpipe event.

Meet Ayumu Hirano Family

Ayumu Hirano was born into a Japanese family. He was raised by a surfer father Hidenori and a mother.

His father Hidenori was the owner of a surf shop that he made from scratch in his hometown of Murakami.  He then shifted the shop in Nihonkai skate park.

He and his brother grew up in a small coastal city called Murakami in Niigata Prefecture located in a snowy area in Japan.

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