Ayana Onozuka claimed her spot in the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, finishing fifth in the qualification round on Monday.
Onozuka, who earned bronze at the Sochi Olympics four years ago, scored 84.80 points in her second of two runs at Phoenix Snow Park to secure her place in the final along with 11 others, including Canada's Cassie Sharpe who posted the highest qualifying score.
"The overall level is improving so it's going to come down to whether I can keep up with that. (In the final) I hope to put everything out there, everything I've worked for," Onozuka said.