On the 16th of the Snowboard World Cup, a women's parallel giant slalom was held in Italy, and 18-year-old high school student Tsubaki Miki finished in 4th place, her best in this event.
The parallel giant slalom of snowboarding is an event in which two athletes slide on the left and right courses at the same time to compete for time, and the second round of the World Cup was held in Italy on the 16th.
This season, Miki, who has been in good shape such as finishing second in the women's parallel rotation of the World Cup, passed the qualifying and advanced to the final tournament where the top 16 players compete.
He lost to a Czech player in the semi-final and lost to a German player in the bronze medal match by 0.65 seconds, but he finished in 4th place, his best in this event.
Other Japanese players, Tomoka Takeuchi, who won the silver medal at the Sochi Olympics and is aiming to participate in the Olympic Games for the sixth consecutive time, lost to the Swiss player in the first round of the final tournament and finished 10th.