Japanese snowboarders Yuka Fujimori and Reira Iwabuchi placed second and third, respectively, in the women’s big air qualifying round Monday to earn their places in the final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Reigning world champion Anna Gasser of Austria, who failed to complete either of her runs and missed
Japanese snowboarders Yuka Fujimori and Reira Iwabuchi placed second and third, respectively, in the women’s big air qualifying round Monday to earn their places in the final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Reigning world champion Anna Gasser of Austria, who failed to complete either of her runs and missed out on a slopestyle medal despite being the favorite, topped the 26-strong field at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre with a near-perfect 98.00 points.
Fujimori was awarded 94.25 points and Iwabuchi 92.75 points for their second runs but they were no match for Gasser, who was the only rider to land a cab double cork 1080 in Monday’s snowboard big air event, which is making is its Olympic debut in Pyeongchang.
