CHONGLI, China, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Maddie Mastro of the United States eased to victory within the FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup in north China’s Chongli, adopted by Chinese veteran Olympian Cai Xuetong, as the primary halfpipe occasion of the 2024-25 FIS World Cup season concluded right here on Sunday.
Mastro scored 88.75 factors from her second run, clinching her first World Cup title. Three-time world champion Cai fell in her first run, however got here again robust in her second try and captured the final probability to throw a collection of sensible methods in her third run to complete second with 86.25 factors. The bronze medal went to a different U.S. snowboarder Madeline Schaffrick, who notched 85.25 factors from her first run.
“I feel really good. I’ve never won a World Cup before, so it’s really good feeling to finally stand on top of that podium,” mentioned Mastro after the competitors. “I’ve won second and third for like 15 times… So [being the champion] feels so good.”
“Actually I don’t have any regrets,” 31-year-old Cai advised Xinhua. “Because I’ve successfully presented many of my tricks in a single run. I’m truly satisfied. The atmosphere today was amazing, every girl did perfectly. They empowered me a lot.”
Cai’s compatriot Wu Shaotong completed sixth with a rating of 69.75 factors after her first run.
“My first run was fine with lower difficulty. There are some regrets because I tried tricks with higher difficulty in my second and third runs, but it didn’t go through. I tried my best today,” mentioned Wu.
On the boys’s aspect, 23-year-old Japanese Yuto Totsuka impressed the sphere with a shocking 95.50 factors in his third run to pocket the title. Following behind was Scotty James of Australia. The Beijing Winter Olympic silver medalist achieved 88.25 factors in his third run.
The bronze medal was taken by Japan’s Ryusei Yamada, who earned 87.75 factors from his first run. Beijing 2022 gold medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan completed fourth with 86.25 factors.