The Snowboard World Cup, parallel rotation, was held in Russia on the 7th, and 37-year-old female Tomoka Takeuchi finished third.
It is the first time in 10 seasons to stand on the podium in this event.
In parallel rotation, two athletes slide twice at the same time on two parallel courses and compete for the total time.
On the 7th, the World Cup was held in Russia, and Takeuchi advanced to the final tournament in 13th place in the qualifying where the top 16 players passed.
Takeuchi, who lost in the semi-finals, slipped to the end while his opponent Austrian player could not finish in the bronze medal match.
Takeuchi is in third place and will be on the podium of the World Cup in this event for the first time in 10 seasons since the tournament held in Russia in March 2011. 37-year-old Takeuchi was snowboarding at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He won the silver medal, which is the first medal for a Japanese female player, in a parallel giant slalom, and has participated in the Olympic Games for five consecutive games until the last Pyeongchang Games.
After the Pyeongchang Games, I have been away from the competition, but I am aiming to return for the first time in three seasons and participate in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time as a Japanese female athlete for six consecutive tournaments.
Takeuchi said with a smile, "It took me three years to decide to return after leaving the competition in 2018, but I didn't expect to be back on the podium so quickly. I'm very happy and happy because it was a slalom." Was there.
The winner was Swiss Julie Zok.
In addition, 17-year-old Tsubaki Miki was eliminated from the qualifying.