LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Yuto Totsuka claimed gold in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday at Livigno Snow Park, edging out Australia's five-time Olympian Scotty James, who took silver for the second straight Games.
Totsuka posted a winning score of 95.00 on his second run, while James finished with 93.50. Japan's Ryusei Yamada secured bronze with a final-run score of 92.00, completing a dominant display by the Japanese team who had four riders in the final.
