The slopestyle final of the Snowboarding World Cup was held in France, with Japanese athletes dominating the podium, with 19-year-old Shinkan Murase winning the women's race, Masa Onizuka coming in second, and Reiraku Iwabuchi coming in third. did.
In the men's race, Roma Kimata won for the first time, and Japanese athletes in both men's and women's races showed their abilities.
On the 15th, the Snowboarding World Cup was held in France in the men's and women's slopestyle finals, where participants competed in terms of difficulty and perfection by skiing down a course equipped with obstacles such as rails and jumps.
In the women's race, which was held in the snow, Murase, who won the bronze medal in the big air event at the Beijing Olympics, won the race with a high score of 90.00, using a flowing slide to land a series of airs in her second run.
Murase said, ``It was difficult conditions, but I'm very happy that the Japanese team was able to sweep the podium.''
In addition, 25-year-old Onizuka, who is both on the Beijing Olympic team, came in 2nd place, and 22-year-old Iwabuchi came in 3rd place, giving Japanese athletes a dominating podium.
On the other hand, on the men's side, 21-year-old Kimata showed a high air performance and scored 93.75, making him the only player to score in the 90s, taking his first World Cup victory.
In addition, 18-year-old Teikatsu Hasegawa also came in 3rd place, showing that both male and female Japanese athletes are among the top in the world.