CHINA’S Cai Xuetong won her seventh crystal globe of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup at Laax, Switzerland, on Saturday, finishing seventh in women’s halfpipe, with Amercian Chole Kim topping the podium.

Though the season-ending World Cup bid presented Cai with a bit of disappointment, she still managed to top the overall standing with superb performances from the previous stops. She won the title at Copper Mountain in December 2021, and went on to finish second at Mammoth Mountain last week.

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics champion Kim won the title on her first attempt, pocketing 90.25 points. (SD-Xinhua)