James tenth in Secret Garden final

The World Cup halfpipe season also opened for the snowboard athletes in Secret Garden, with four-time VIS World Champion Scotty James finishing tenth in the final.
 
James started strongly in Secret Garden qualifying for finals in second place with a score of 82.33 points.
 
In the final held under difficult conditions, James was close to putting down a strong first run but ran out of pipe for his final trick, scoring 50 points. In the second run James uncharacteristically crashed his top air, with his score from the first run counting, placing him in tenth.
 
Japanese riders filled the podium, with Ayumu Hirano taking gold, Yuto Totsuka silver, and Ruka Hirano bronze.
 
In the women’s event, Australia was represented by Emily Arthur (22nd), Misaki Vaughan (24th), and Amelie Haskell (28th).