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Bowman snares gold at X Games

Published: January 29, 2016  By: admin, In: Outdoor & Sports,  1 Comment
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Maddie Bowman of Meyers won her fourth consecutive X Games gold medal in ski superpipe on Jan. 29.

She is the first woman to land a switch 900 in the superpipe during competition.

The 22-year-old said she learned how to take off backward with 900 degrees of rotation on Wednesday. Judges gave the Sierra-at-Tahoe skier a score of 87.33. This is her sixth X Games medal.

Taking second was Ayana Onozuka of Japan, with a score of 85; Annalisa Drew of Andover, Mass., took the bronze with 83 points.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

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  1. LS says - Posted: January 30, 2016

    Keep showing them how it is done, Maddie. Your runs looked smooth and effortless, like you have never skipped a beat! Awesome!