Nate wins Chinese halfpipe
02/13/2011 09:29:25 PM
Australian snowboarder Nathan Johnstone won his second straight FIS World Cup gold with victory in the men's halfpipe in Yabuli, China.
Johnstone, who also claimed victory at the World Championships in La Molina last month, aced his run on Sunday to join Norway's Tore Viken Holvik on top of the halfpipe standings.
Chinese duo Zhang Yiwei and Shi Wancheng claimed silver and bronze respectively.
It was an all-China sweep in the women's event, with 18-year-old Liu Jiayu picking up her second gold medal of the season ahead of compatriots Cai Xuetong and Li Shuang.