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On March 24 and 25 in 2023, Tsubaki Miki, who belongs to Cataler, competed at the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships. She won the Parallel Giant Slalom event, which followed her last year’s victory at the same competition.

 

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March 24 (Friday)

Women’s PGS (Parallel Giant Slalom)

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(Qualification rounds)

■First run in the qualification rounds (on the red course).

Against Adela Keclikova.

38.48 seconds.

 

■Second run in the qualification rounds (on the blue course).

Against Iris Pflum.

41.44 seconds.

 

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Total time in the qualification rounds: 1 minute and 20.92 seconds.

Made it past the qualification in first place.

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※After two qualification runs, top-16 riders can advance to the final rounds.

 

 

(Final rounds)

※Time counts only in the qualification rounds. The finals are the knock-out rounds.

 

■1/8 Final: Top-16 match-up (on the red course)

Against Sasha Jansujwicz.

Won by 4.31 seconds.

Quarterfinals: Top-8 match-up (on the red course)

Against Elisa Fava.

Won via DNF(※) of the opponent.

(※)Did Not Finish: An occasion when a rider, although he or she had made a start, did not complete the course or withdrew from competition in a heat.

 

■Semifinal: Top-4 match-up (on the blue course)

Against Salome Jansing.

Won via DNF of the opponent.

 

■Big final: Top-2 match-up (on the red course)

Against Iris Pflum.

Won by 0.22 seconds.

 

 

(Result)

■Winner

■Points earned: 360 points

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS (sourced from FIS)

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Winner: Tsubaki Miki (Japan/2003)

Runner-up: Iris Pflum (U.S.A./2003)

Third place: Salome Jansing (Germany/2006)

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10th place: Hinano Oshima (Japan/2004)

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14th place: Noa Kanazawa (Japan/2003)

 

The number of competitors: 41

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March 25 (Saturday)

Women’s PSL (Parallel Slalom)

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(Qualification rounds)

■First run in the qualification rounds (on the blue course)

Against Aurelie Moisan.

34.91 seconds.

 

■Second run in the qualification rounds (on the red course)

Against Aurelie Moisan.

36.30 seconds.

 

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Total time in the qualification: 1 minute and 11.21 seconds.

Passed the qualification in 4th place.

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※After two qualification runs, top-16 riders can advance to the final rounds.

 

 

(Final rounds)

※Time counts only in the qualification rounds. The finals are the knock-out rounds.

 

■1/8 Final: Top-16 match-up (on the red course)

Against Eleonora Pavliuk.

Won by 0.52 seconds.

 

■Quarterfinals: Top-8 match-up (on the red course)

Against Xenia Von Siebenthal.

Lost by 0.03 seconds.

 

 

(Result)

■5th place

■Points earned: 162 points.

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS (sourced from FIS)

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Winner: Xenia Von Siebenthal (Switzerland/2007)

Runner-up: Iris Pflum (U.S.A./2003)

Third place: Zuzana Maderova (Germany/2006)

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5th place: Tsubaki Miki (Japan/2003)

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8th place: Hinano Oshima (Japan/2003)

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14th place: Noa Kanazawa (Japan/2003)

 

The number of competitors: 41

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Tsubaki was able to win the PGS (Parallel Giant Slalom) event at the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships. This competition marked this season’s last match for her.

 

Tsubaki told us that there was a period in this season when she wasn’t able to perform at a satisfactory level, and she herself felt some anxiety and pressure during these unproductive months. However, even under these circumstances, she was able to progress to the final rounds in the top four in all (but two) World Cup qualifications, and win the World Championships for the first time for a Japanese rider. We believe we will be able to see her further growth the next season.

 

Thank you very much for all your support and cheers for Tsubaki Miki this season.

 

We hope you will support her the next season, too.