The ski freestyle and mogul World Cups have started, and Yukima Horishima finished 2nd in the men's race, and Anri Kawamura finished 3rd in the women's races.
The opening round of the Mogul World Cup was held in Ruka, Finland on the 3rd, and for men, Horishima, who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, entered the first round aiming for his first overall victory this season.
Horishima finished 2nd in the first round of the final with a safe skate, and advanced to the second round among the top six.
In the second round of the final, she finished second with a score of 80.48 thanks to her stable upper body turns that she had honed after the Beijing Games.
The winner was PyeongChang Olympic gold medalist and Beijing Olympic silver medalist Michael Kingsbury of Canada.
In the women's category, Kawamura, an 18-year-old third-year high school student who placed 3rd overall last season, scored 78.33 in the second round of the final, using her soft knees and high airs to finish 3rd. entered.
The winner was Jakarta Anthony of Australia, the gold medalist of the Beijing Games.
Japan got off to a good start with the men's and women's aces on the podium in the opening round.