In the men’s event, it came as no shock that Yuto Totsuka, 23, managed to kick off the 2024/25 FIS Snowboard World Cup halfpipe season with a win, considering he was already at the forefront of the men’s category in World Cup podium finishes. Nonetheless, the manner in which Totsuka secured his eighth World Cup triumph […]
In the men’s event, it came as no shock that Yuto Totsuka, 23, managed to kick off the 2024/25 FIS Snowboard World Cup halfpipe season with a win, considering he was already at the forefront of the men’s category in World Cup podium finishes.
Nonetheless, the manner in which Totsuka secured his eighth World Cup triumph will be remembered for years, as he executed what could be deemed the most technically sophisticated top-to-bottom run in World Cup history.
He commenced with a switch backside double 1260 Weddle, then transitioned into a cab double 1440 Weddle, followed by a frontside double 1260 frontside grab, a backside double 1260 Weddle, and concluded with an enormous frontside triple 1440 frontside grab in the final moments of the Secret Garden pipe.
It was, in essence, a remarkable performance, awarding Totsuka a score of 95.50 and a clear victory.
