Japanese snowboarders Yuka Fujimori and Reira Iwabuchi placed second and third, respectively, in the women's big air qualifying round Monday to earn their places in the final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.Reigning world big air champion Anna Gasser of Austria, who is looking for redemption after missing out on a slopestyle medal as one of the favorites, topped the 26-person field at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre with a near-perfect 98.00-point second jump.Fujimori was awarded 94.25 points and Iwabuchi 92.75 points for their second runs but they were no match for Gasser, who was the only …READ FULL ARTICLE
