MOMMOUTH MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA – Haruna Matsumoto placed a career-best second in a women’s World Cup halfpipe event on Sunday, securing a podium finish for the first time in five seasons.
In a final round in which three of six competitors pulled out due to bad weather conditions, the 23-year-old Matsumoto put down a run including both frontside and backside 900s, earning 87.50 points.
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