Queralt Castellet of Spain in third place, Jiayu Liu of China in first place and Maddie Mastro of the United States in second place celebrate on the podium during the Women's Snowboard Modified Superpipe during the Dew Tour Copper Mountain 2020 in Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 8, 2020.
Queralt Castellet of Spain in third place, Jiayu Liu of China in first place and Maddie Mastro of the United States in second place celebrate on the podium during the Women's Snowboard Modified Superpipe during the Dew Tour Copper Mountain 2020 in Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 8, 2020.
China's Liu Jiayu came out on top with a high score of 92.00 to claim victory in the Women's Snowboard Modified Superpipe at the 2020 Dew Tour Copper in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Maddie Mastro of the United States and Queralt Castellet of Spain took the second and third place respectively.
Following a full-on powder day, Dew Tour Copper went back into the competition mode on Saturday. Starting the day off was the final of Women's Snowboard Modified Superpipe, which saw eight women arrive at the top of the event to put it all on the line for a chance at being crowned champion.
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics' silver medalist Liu Jiayu is invited among the other seven women to compete in 2020 Dew Tour Copper in Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics' silver medalist Liu Jiayu is invited among the other seven women to compete in 2020 Dew Tour Copper in Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo
The leaderboard saw a shuffle in the second set of runs when Liu earned a 92 after a four-hit top to bottom run. Flowing frontside throughout the entire course, a 360 over the channel set her up to 540 off the shark fin, and then she sent a 720 before finishing strong with a Haakon flip in the pipe.
"It was super fun!" said the 27-year-old Chinese laughing after the superpipe event. "I think that is what Dew Tour means. All the features make me really excited. I feel that the most style, how much fun and how smooth you can use all of the features is what counts. It's not just about doing the hardest tricks."
Liu Jiayu competes in 2020 Dew Tour Copper in Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo
Liu Jiayu competes in 2020 Dew Tour Copper in Copper Mountain, Colorado, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo
After claiming her first World Cup title in 2008 in Canada, Liu has collected another seven FIS World Cup victories and titles. Liu Jiayu snatched the silver medal of the women's snowboard halfpipe at PyeongChang 2018, making her the first Chinese snowboard Olympic medalist.