Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin falls just short of podium in women's slopestyle final

Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin fell just short of returning to the Olympic podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's slopestyle competition on Sunday morning in Beijing.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won New Zealand's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal on the final run of the day, while American Julia Marino and Australia's Tess Coady claimed silver and bronze, respectively.

Blouin posted her highest score on her final run (81.41), but she was unable to return to the podium after capturing silver in her Olympic debut four years ago following a serious crash in training that almost kept her out of competition.

The 25-year-old Quebec City native is also competing in the big air event, which kicks off Feb. 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Twelve of the world's top snowboarders battled for the Olympic crown on the Genting Snow Park course, with the best of three runs determining the champion.

Sadowski-Synnott claimed gold with a score of 92.88 on the last run after pulling off back-to-back 1080s to bump Marino out of top spot.

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