Olympics: Onozuka Takes Bronze In Women's Ski Halfpipe
Japan's Ayana Onozuka won the bronze medal in the women's ski halfpipe on Thursday at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
Onozuka, a 25-year-old former alpine skier, scored 83.20 points on her second run to finish third behind American Maddie Bowman, who scored 89.00 to win the gold, and France's Marie Martinod, who took silver with 85.40.
Onozuka's best finish on the World Cup circuit was a second in December, and she also finished third at the world championships last March.
Japan's Manami Mitsuboshi failed to advance out of qualifying.
