The Beijing Olympics, the first event of snowboarding, and the women's slopestyle were qualifying on the 5th, with Kokomo Murase in 2nd place and Reira Iwabuchi in 11th place, both of which advanced to the final on the 6th.

The slope style of snowboarding is a course called "jib" where obstacles such as rails and jumping platforms are installed, and the difficulty and perfection of the technique are competed.



In the qualifying, the higher score of the two runs will be used to compete for the ranking, and the top 12 will advance to the final.



17-year-old Kokomo Murase, who participated in the first Olympics with three Japanese players, succeeded in the high air one after another in the second run, marking a high score of 81.45 and second place. have become.



In addition, Reira Iwabuchi, who has participated in two consecutive tournaments, also made a precise decision on each technique in the second time and finished in 11th place at 67.00.



As a result, Murase and Iwabuchi advanced to the final on the 6th.



Onitsuka, on the other hand, made mistakes in landing in both the first and second times, and remained in 19th place at 46.58, losing the qualifying.



The final will start on the 6th at 9:30 am local time and 10:30 am Japan time.

Murase "I want to aim for the podium"

Murase, who broke through the qualifying in 2nd place and advanced to the final, said, "I slipped to enjoy the first Olympics, but I'm glad I was able to do what I wanted to do. , I was agitated, but I slipped while thinking positively without worrying about it. "



Towards the final, he said, "I think tomorrow's final will be a little weaker, so I'd like to get out of my way and aim for the podium."

Iwabuchi "To be able to slide the best"

Iwabuchi, who finished 11th in the qualifying and advanced to the final, said, "The second slip was not perfect and I was not satisfied with it, but due to the influence of the wind, I was able to make a good jump in the final. I want to close the gap between the image and the actual movement a little more. "



For the final on the 6th, he said, "I have done a lot of practice for the Olympics so far, so I want to do my best to get the best possible skiing."

Onizuka "It didn't work"

Miyabi Onitsuka, who finished 19th in the qualifying and couldn't make it to the final, said, "I think it didn't work. I think it was affected by the wind, but I'm very disappointed. I've been doing my best for four years, but it's still not enough. I felt that there was still something to do, "he said.