Japan’s Fukada wins slopestyle gold over Sadowski-Synnott

Mari Fukada competes in slopestyle final

By NBC Olympics

Published February 18, 2026 8:44 am

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Mari Fukada of Japan beat 2022 Beijing Olympic champ Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand by 0.35 to win Japan’s fourth snowboarding gold of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. Fukada’s teammate Kokomo Murase took bronze.

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