The final snowboarding World Cup slopestyle race of the season was held in Switzerland on the 23rd, and in the women's race, 22-year-old Reiraku Iwabuchi, a member of the Beijing Olympic team, won this event for the first time in three seasons. Additionally, 19-year-old Shinkan Murase placed second in the tournament, earning her second event title in two seasons.
The final snowboarding World Cup slopestyle season finals for men and women were held in Silvaplana, Switzerland.
In slopestyle, athletes compete on a course with obstacles such as rails and jumping platforms to see how difficult and complete their techniques are.
In the women's race, Beijing Olympic representative Iwabuchi made a series of airs during her second run with a smooth slide, scoring 79.62 and taking her first victory in the final race of the season.
This is Iwabuchi's first win in this event in three seasons, and her ninth World Cup win in total, including her big air event.
In addition, Murase, who won the bronze medal in the big air event at the Beijing Olympics, passed the preliminary round in first place, and in the main event, he scored 72.98 on his first run and came in second place.
Murase had good results this season, winning once and finishing second once, and achieved her second event victory in two seasons.
Meanwhile, in the men's race, 18-year-old Teikatsu Hasegawa finished in second place with a high score of 85.52, marking his second consecutive podium finish.