Zhang Yiwei scored third place in the Women's Halfpipe finals at the Laax Open 2018 in Laax, Switzerland.
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Relive all of the action from the Laax Open halfpipe finals

Watch the full replay of the halfpipe showdown at Europe's biggest snowboard contest, where Iouri Podladtchikov and Liu Jiayo took home the titles.
Written by Laura Grubenmann
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Queralt Castellet

With the staying power to compete at the top of her game since 2005, Spanish halfpipe legend Queralt Castellet is a fierce competitor on and off the slopes.

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This year, the Laax Open was more of a powder fest than the planned showcase of snowboarding  excellence. Training started off with bluebird skies and perfectly shaped venues for both slopestyle and halfpipe, but last the vent progressed, heavy snowfall and strong winds rolled in to the Swiss resort.
While the Swiss shapers tried to clear the course of fresh snow, they just couldn't keep up with mother nature's abundance and since the variable snow changed the approach speed for the huge booters, and high wind made huge airs simply too dangerous, the organisers had to pull the plug the slopestyle competition.
Luckily, the halfpipe comp got the go ahead, though, andthere was home success for Swiss rider Iouri Podladtchikov, whoscored a strong 90.5 points to take a deserved win in the men's contest, followed by Japan's Yuko Totsuka and China'sYiwei Zang.The women's field meanwhile was dominated by China, with Liu Jiayo taking the win over Xuetong Cai, while Spain's Queralt Castellet claimed third.
Watch a full replay of the Laax Open 2018 Halfpipe finals in the player below:

Laax Open 2018 Women's Halfpipe results

Rider

Points

1 Liu Jiayu, CHN

96.25

2 Cai Xuetong, CHN

83.75

3 Castellet Queralt, ESP

81.75

4 Li Shuang, CHN

71.50

5 Thovex Mirabelle, FRA

71.25

6 Rohrer Verena, SUI

63.50

7 Crrawford Holly, AUS

46.50

- Bright Torah, AUS

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Laax Open 2018 Men's Halfpipe results

Rider

Points

1 Podlatchikov Iouri, SUI

90.50

2 Totsuka Yuto, JPN

88.25

3 Zhang Yiwei, CHN

87.00

4 Scherrer Jan, SUI

85.00

5 Hiraoka Taku, JPN

81.75

6 Katayama Raibu, JPN

70.00

7 Piiroinen Peetu, FIN

68.50

8 Shi Wancheng, CHN

60.50

9 Ando Naito, JPN

50.00

10 Johnstone Nathan, AUS

46.00

11 Burgener Patrick, SUI

38.00

12 Livingston Derek, CAN

37.00

13 Hablützel David, SUI

36.50

14 Malin Markus, FIN

19.75

Iouri Podlatchikov claimed victory in the Men's Halfpipe finals at the 2018 Laax Open in Switzerland on January 20, 2018.

Iouri Podlatchikov won his fourth World Cup event

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Zhang Yiwei scored third place in the Women's Halfpipe finals at the Laax Open 2018 in Laax, Switzerland.

Zhang Yiwei pulls a big BS Air

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A snowboarder competes at the 2018 Laax Open in Switzerland on January 20, 2018.

Despite heavy snowfall, the riders put on a great show

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Queralt Castellet performs at the 2018 Laax Open in Switzerland on January 20, 2018.

Queralt Castellet scored third place

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Liu Jiyau impresses with a Switch BS Air

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Laax Open

Watch live Slopestyle and Halfpipe Finals action from Europe’s biggest snowboard contest.

Switzerland

Queralt Castellet

With the staying power to compete at the top of her game since 2005, Spanish halfpipe legend Queralt Castellet is a fierce competitor on and off the slopes.

SpainSpain
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