South Korean snowboarder Yoo Seung-eun, 18, advanced to the women’s slopestyle final, keeping alive her bid for a second medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics.
Yoo scored 76.80 points on Saturday (Korean time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, placing third among 30 riders. The top 12 qualified for the final.
She earned her score on her first run, landing a backside 540 melon grab and a backside 720 mute grab cleanly.
In her second run, Yoo lost balance early and made an error. Judging it would be difficult to improve on her first score, she opted for basic jumps rather than risk bigger tricks, conserving energy for the final.
Defending champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand led qualifying with 88.08 points from her second run, 11.28 points ahead of Yoo. Big air gold medalist Kokomo Murase of Japan was second with 84.93.
Yoo, who won bronze in big air earlier, will try for another medal in the final on the 17th.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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