Valentino Guseli takes bronze and NZ’s Campbell Melville Ives silver
More medals in bobsleigh and snowboard cross ahead of Milan-Cortina Games
Snowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme in the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal.
On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James sent a clear message to rivals as he won the prestigious Laax Open in Switzerland for a third consecutive time and fifth time in total, while young countryman Valentino Guseli was third.
The 31-year-old James scored 98.75 points for his spectacular second run to claim Saturday’s victory ahead of New Zealand’s surprise packet Campbell Melville Ives (91.00) and Calgary World Cup winner Guseli (80.25) – the first Oceania podium sweep in FIS history.
