Winter Olympics 2022 - Anna Gasser claims gold in ‘groundbreaking’ big air final

Austria’s Anna Gasser, 30, won gold in the women’s big air final, retaining her status as big air champion having defended the title she won at Pyeongchang 2018. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott had to settle for silver after falling on her final run, conceding first place to Gasser, whilst Kokomo Murase secured bronze in a thoroughly entertaining final.

Ad/> Slopestyle bronze medallist Tess Coady started brilliantly with an opening run worth 85 points, but Gasser went one better, displaying superior amplitude and scoring 90. Beijing 2022Parrot ‘never gave cancer a chance’ – now he’s going for a second Olympic gold2 HOURS AGO /> The favourite Sadowski-Synnott took pole position after all riders had made their first attempt, just like she had in qualification, topping the charts with a score of 93.25.

Gasser went from strength-to-strength, following up her remarkable first effort and scoring 86.75 on her second run, perfectly landing her signature melon grab double cork 1080 and edging ahead of Dutch rider Melissa Paperkamp — who had taken the lead after her second jump — by over 40 points. Canadian Laurie Blouin entered the mix for a medal, cleanly landing her second run and scoring 86.25 after a poor opening effort.

Reira Iwabuchi produced back-to-back 80-plus scored runs, delivering tricks worth a combined 166 points as she breathed down the neck of Gasser in second. Medal table Schedule and results Team GB She was shortly overtaken by Japanese teammate Kokomo Murase who continued the extraordinary quality on show at Big Air Shougang, scoring a huge 91.50 to add to her original run worth 80 points.