Asian Dominance

Seventeen-year-old South Korean snowboarder Choi Gaon claimed her second consecutive women's halfpipe World Cup title with 94.50 points at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Japan's Sena Tomita took second with 88.75 points, while American Bea Kim finished third at 75.25 points. Two-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim sat out the final due to an undisclosed injury.