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02/09 14:05 CST Kokomo Murase wins gold in women's big air, extending Japan's
snowboarding success at the Olympics
Kokomo Murase wins gold in women's big air, extending Japan's snowboarding
success at the Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) --- Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase won Olympic gold in
women's big air on Monday, two days after her teammates swept the top two
medals in the men's event.
Murase had already locked up a least a bronze medal when she went for broke on
her last jump and nailed it to move to the top of the standings. She added the
gold medal to her bronze from the same event at the 2022 Beijing Games.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand repeated as silver medalist. She had been
on the cusp of taking gold until Murase soared in front with the penultimate
jump of the competition.
Seung-eun Yu of South Korea claimed bronze.
On Saturday, Japanese teammates Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata won gold and
silver, respectively, in men's big air.
Two-time defending champion Anna Gasser finished eighth, falling short in her
bid to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic gold
medals. She fell on her first jump and had a costly bobble while landing her
second.
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