LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Kokomo Murase of Japan upgraded her bronze medalfrom four years ago to a gold on Monday, winning the women's snowboarding big air contest at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics by unleashing impressive aerial tricks high above the Italian Alps.
The 21-year-old held off challenges from Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand, who claimed her second consecutive silver medal in the contest. Yu Seung-eun of South Korea earned bronze in the event, staged at night on the mountains in the northern Italian town of Livigno under bright floodlights.
