OWIA/Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) supported Park & Pipe athlete Scotty James has finished in seventh place in the US Open Snowboard Halfpipe event in Vail, CO, USA.

James was impressive in Qualifying, moving through to the Final in sixth place in a strong field featuring many of the world’s best snowboarders.

In the finals, James was on track to post a big score on his first run but unfortunately fell on his last hit. James posted his highest score on his third and final run, to finish ranked seventh.

The event was won by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White of the USA, with Ben Ferguson, also of the USA in second and Japanese rider Taku Hiraoka in third.

OWIA/NSWIS athlete Holly Crawford also competed, finishing in 16th place in the women’s Qualifying round.

The Women’s evet was won by American teenage sensation Chloe Kim, with Cai Xuetong of China in second and Kelly Clark of the USA in third.

IMAGE: Scotty James boosting out of the Vail Halfpipe © Scotty James Instagram

OWIA/NSWIS supported Park & Pipe athlete Kent Callister has finished in eighth place in the X-Games Snowboard Halfpipe event in Oslo, Norway.

The result marks the third straight Finals appearance for Callister on the back of top-10 places in Park City and Sapporo.

Callister had a strong qualifying performance, advancing through to the eight-man superpipe Final in sixth place.

In the Final, Callister unfortunately suffered a concussion in his first run, forcing him out of the last two runs, giving him an overall placing of eighth.

The event was won by Ayumu Hirano of Japan, with Olympic Champion Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland in second and Chase Josey of the USA in third.

IMAGE: The hafpipe for the X-Games in Oslo © EXPN