[1] Ayumu Hirano of Japan, the 2014 and 2018 silver medalist, won the gold, his third Olympic medal.

At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, only three halfpipe events were held before the Olympics.

Yūto Totsuka was the 2021 world champion, with James and Scherrer being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.

During Ayumu Hirano's second finals run, he completed a "spectacular frontside triple cork to become the first person to land the trick at an Olympics.

"[3] NBC commentator Todd Richards, a former snowboarder, immediately announced that "no one will touch that run tonight... that is going to be a 98.

[9] X games silver medalist Nikko Landeros tweeted that Hirano "just got robbed... this should never happen in the Olympics... what a disgrace.

"[10] Ultimately, Hirano secured the gold medal on his third run by scoring a 96.00 by performing a triple cork and a 1440.