World Rookie Snowboard Finals 2018 | Best of Halfpipe

Misaki Kakubari (JPN) excelled in her halfpipe run, with technical tricks and good amplitude, winning the trophy as 2018 Halfpipe World Rookie Girl Champion, thanks to an amazing run with a frontside 720 melon, cab 360, frontside 540 melon, backside 540 mute and to finish it up a frontside 360 indy. The podium was completed by Iina Puhakka (FIN) and Makayla Kellogg (USA). In the grom girls category, Mitsuki Ono (JPN) gained the best score of the day in her category with an amazing run: cab 720 stalefish, frontside 540 tail, backside 540 stalefish and a stylish frontside air indy. She was followed by Tessa Maud (USA) and Elena Schütz (SUI).