Snowboarding World Cup slopestyle women's Japanese teams dominate the podium. 19-year-old Shinkan Murase won the women's race, and Masa Onizuka came in second.
Roma Kimata won the men's race for the first time, and Japanese athletes in both men's and women's races showed their abilities. Teikatsu Hasegawa also came in 3rd place, showing that both male and female Japanese athletes are among the top in the world.