World Champion James finishes ninth at World Cup opener
Published Sun 10 Dec 2017
Matt Bartolo, olympics.com.au
SNOWBOARD: Australian halfpipe World Champion Scotty James has finished 9th in the opening World Cup of the season.
After topping the qualification heats on Friday, James was unable to replicate his near perfect scores finishing with a best total of 38.75 in the ten man final.
Japan's Ayuma Hirano claimed the victory with a score of 95.25 ahead of the USA's Ben Ferguson and Shaun White.
James was unable to stick any of his runs, opening with a 19.00, before putting together his best run of 38.75 before closing out with a 16.75.
Fellow Australian Kent Callister finished 23rd overall.
James and his Australian teammates will now turn their attention to the Dew Tour event at Breckenridge which begins on Thursday.
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