Japan's Mitsuki Ono claimed her first gold medal of the season in the third round of the snowboarding halfpipe World Cup on Saturday.Last season's overall champion in the discipline logged 81.75 points with the first of her two finals runs in Laax, Switzerland, to beat second-placed Bea Kim (77.50) of the United States and Japan's Ruki Tomita (60.50) in third."I feel I've really gotten stronger performing in real competition," the 19-year-old Ono said."I've boarded my way through and it's a satisfying result, but I'm aware I've still got some way to go. I'll keep working to improve my skill…READ FULL ARTICLE
