The season opener of the Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup was held in the United States, and the men's Kaiho Hirano and the women's Mitsuki Ono both finished 3rd in the Japanese team, and got off to a good start.
The half-pipe snowboarder competes in the height and difficulty of jumps called "airs" while skiing on a half-cylindrical course.
This season's opening game of the World Cup will be held in the United States on the 16th, and in the men's event, Kaishu, the younger brother of Beijing Olympic gold medalist Ayumu Hirano, will perform a series of highly difficult techniques with his unique air. I decided to mark 88.25 and entered 3rd place.
Kaiju is his first ever World Cup podium.
The winner was Australian Olympic silver medalist Scotty James.
On the women's side, 18-year-old Ono, who was 9th at the Beijing Olympics, scored 85.00 with a steady skate to finish 3rd, while Ruki Tomita finished 4th.
The winner was Beijing Olympic silver medalist Queralto Castellet of Spain.
Japan's promising young men and women got off to a good start on the podium at the opening round of the season.