Snowboard women's big air final: Preview, schedule and stars to watch

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott already has one Olympic gold medal to her name at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in slopestyle and now she could add another in snowboard big air.

The Kiwi boarder topped big air qualification on Monday 14 February with the highest score of the day - 91.00 - on her third run of three for a combined total of 176.50.

A huge backside 1080 with a nice weddle grab for her first jump gave her 85.5 points, then a nice front seven with a melon grab put her in a strong position after Run 2.

On her third run she stomped down a ridiculous double cork 1080 with a melon grab, scoring 91.00 and emerging top in qualifying by a safe distance.

Japan's 17-year-old Murase Kokomo finished second on 171 points and Iwabuchi Reira (158.50) third in the podium positions in qualifying.

And there was a shock as the USA's Jamie Anderson did not make the final, finishing in 15th place, outside the top 12 who qualified.

The 31-year-old has been open and candid about an 'emotional breakdown' before the slopestyle final and struggled in the big air too, failing to land her big tricks on the first two runs.

But the double Olympic slopestyle champ went out in style with a huge double 10 on her third and final run.

The PyeongChang 2018 big air silver medallist has bowed out, and it remains to be seen if that is her final Olympic farewell too.

Sadowski-Synnott has already put that "crazy moment" behind her after she won New Zealand's first ever Olympic gold medal in the women's slopestyle on Saturday 5 February.

Now her focus is fully on winning their second ever.

The Kiwi superstar rider won the X Games big air in Aspen right before Beijing and could be on for an unprecedented double - no woman has won both slopestyle and big