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New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was chasing a second gold medal in the event at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
LIVIGNO, Province of Sondrio — Two Team USA snowboarders competed Wednesday in the women’s snowboard slopestyle finals at the Milan Cortina Olympics, but all eyes were on New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott as she went for a second gold medal in the event.
Sadowski-Synnott is the reigning world champion and led qualifying on Sunday. Kokomo Murase of Japan qualified second. Murase had already won a gold at the Milan Cortina Games after winning the big air final, and Sadowski-Synnott won silver.
U.S. snowboarders Jessica Perlmutter and Lily Dhawornvej both made the cut for Wednesday’s finals, and made decent showings despite not making the podium.
Perlmutter was the youngest competitor who hit the slopes on Wednesday at 16 years old. She had a good second run, but didn’t find enough speed during her final attempt, putting her in 6th place.
Dhawornvej, also 16, had similar struggles with not finding enough speed. Her first run was by far her highest score, but her second and third runs took her out of podium contention. She got 11th place during the event.
Japanese snowboarder Mari Fukada led the pack, winning gold in the event. New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski Synnott took home silver while another Japan snowboarder, Kokomo Murase, was awarded bronze.
NBC commentators for the event voiced their issues with the event’s judging, calling it “abysmal” and pointing out inconsistencies with how the athletes’ performances were scored.
Perlmutter, of Vermont, is a first-time Olympian and also competed in the Big Air competition, where she finished 23rd. She’s also an accomplished skateboarder who competes in street skateboarding events, according to Team USA.
Dhawornvej, of Colorado, is also a first-time Olympian who finished 20th in Big Air. She’s a first-generation Thai-American who actively promotes diversity and inclusion in snowboarding.
The women’s final was scheduled for Tuesday but postponed because of a storm. Slopestyle is the snowboarding event most susceptible to weather — it’s hard to get speed or judge jumps when snow and wind are blowing — and the riders now know they might have to change plans with little notice.
In slopestyle, riders perform tricks and jumps on a sloping course over ramps, rails and obstacles. The event debuted at the Sochi Olympics in 2024.
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