Brooke D’Hondt, a 16-year-old from Calgary, used to be one among two Canadians to qualify for the Olympic ladies’s snowboard halfpipe ultimate on Wednesday in Beijing.
D’Hondt, the youngest athlete competing for Canada on the Video games, completed tenth within the qualifier with a rating of 70. The highest 12 complex to the general on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Elizabeth Hosking of Longueuil, Que., completed 9th at 70.5 and likewise earned a price ticket to the general.
Reigning Olympic champ Chloe Kim of the USA used to be first within the qualifier with a rating of 87.75.
The 21-year-old from California grew to become it up a notch in run No. 2, however fell on her transfer bottom 720. She raised her hand as though to mention, “Oh smartly.” She playfully caught out her tongue whilst looking ahead to her rating.
Mitsuki Ono of Japan used to be 2nd in qualifying, someday after showing to be troubled by means of a hip ailment in coaching and in some discomfort. Cai Xuetong of China had the third-best rating in qualifying, with Queralt Castellet of Spain additionally within the combine.
