Japan's Milan Cortina Winter Olympic bronze medalist Ryusei Yamada won his second straight Snow League snowboard halfpipe event on Saturday, as Sara Shimizu also triumphed for the second time in a row in the women's bracket.Inclement weather in Laax, Switzerland, meant the men's result was decided based on the standings from the quarterfinals, with Yamada finishing above Olympic gold medalist Yuto Totsuka in second."I was able to get heights with my tricks, and that was really good," Yamada said. "I'll definitely keep doing routines featuring unique tricks, which is my color."The season's o…READ FULL ARTICLE