Japanese Team Continues to Impress at the Ski and Snowboard Championships

The Japanese ski and snowboard team continued to display extraordinary skills at theInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freeski and Snowboard World Championships. Their superb performances proved that the team came to Engadin prepared and ready to execute. They built momentum throughout the competition and excelled in each powerful event. On March 28, Japan claimed nearly every medal in the men's and women's Big Air snowboard finals. Kokomo Murase led Japan's women's team by taking first place and the gold medal. Reira Iwabuchi placed second and earned the silver medal, while Mari Fukada took third and bronze. In the men's Big Air category, Ryoma Kimata earned the gold medal, and Taiga Hasegawa took second for silver. American rider Oliver Martin secured the bronze medal in Big Air, denying Japan a clean podium sweep. On March 29, Japan executed another remarkable performance - this time in the men's and women's Snowboard Halfpipe events. Chloe Kim, of the U.S., was brilliant in this event and t