Onozuka and Blunck claim halfpipe world crowns

BySportsbeat

Updated 18/03/2017 at 21:46 GMT

Olympic bronze medallist Ayana Onozuka claimed the first major title of her career after claiming ladies halfpipe gold at the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Double de médaille d’or pour les Asiatiques en Half-pipe

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Onozuka, who also won World Championships halfpipe bronze back in 2013, scored 89.80 to take gold, with Marie Martinod of France settling for silver and American Devin Logan taking third.

Logan was followed by team-mates Annalisa Drew and Maddie Bowman in fourth and fifth respectively, before British Rowan Cheshire finished sixth.

Fellow Brits Madison Rowlands and Molly Summerhayes were 11th and 15th respectively.

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In the men's event, American Aaron Blunck followed up his X Games SuperPipe gold by taking the World title too.

Blunck scored 91.80 points to take the crown, with Canadian Mike Riddle and Kevin Rolland of France second and third respectively.

Murray Buchan was the highest-finishing Brit in 16th, with compatriot Peter Speight two places further back.

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