The third round of the Snowboard and Slopestyle World Cup was held in Switzerland on the 15th, and Reira Iwabuchi was the best female player of the season in 4th place.
The slopestyle of snowboarding competes for the difficulty and perfection of the technique on a course with multiple jumping platforms and rails.
Round 3 of the World Cup took place in Switzerland on the 15th.
Among the girls who are expected to win medals at the Beijing Olympics, Iwabuchi advanced to the final in 4th place in the qualifying.
Iwabuchi showed a stable technique in the section that slides on the rail for the first time, and then decided a jump that made use of the height and marked 76.16.
In the second time, the score did not increase due to the fall, but in the first time, he finished in 4th place, which was the highest ranking of the season in this event.
In addition, Rina Yoshiya was unable to advance to the final and was in 10th place in the Japanese team.
The winner is Australia's Tess Cody, who scored a high score of 86.18 with only 80 points per person, and is the first victory of the season.
On the other hand, for boys, Ken Otsuka was 6th and Makoto Kimata was 9th.
Hiroaki Kunitake was unable to advance to the final and was 14th.
The men's victory was Sean Fitzsimons of the United States, who won his first victory.