China, Japan take top spots in superpipe Grand Prix Olympic warm-up

by Peter Mertz

COPPER MOUNTAIN, the United States, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two-time world champion Cai Xuetong of China nailed her final run of the day to stand atop the podium at the 2021 Grand Prix, held at Copper Mountain, 77 miles west of Denver.

On the men's side, Youth Olympic Games champion Ruka Hirano of Japan won the men's competition with U.S. snowboard legend Shaun White finishing eighth at one of