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SNOWBOARDING/ Truchon prevails in finals of Toyota Big Air over Yamane

BY LOUIS TEMPLADO AJW STAFF WRITER

photo：Antoine Truchon of Canada on his way to winning the Toyota Big Air title at Sapporo Dome on Feb. 24 (Eiji Hori) Antoine Truchon of Canada on his way to winning the Toyota Big Air title at Sapporo Dome on Feb. 24 (Eiji Hori)

photo：Toshiki Yamane of Japan finishes runner-up. (Eiji Hori) Toshiki Yamane of Japan finishes runner-up. (Eiji Hori)

photo：Sage Kotsenburg of the United States shares third place with Gjermund Braaten of Norway. (Eiji Hori) Sage Kotsenburg of the United States shares third place with Gjermund Braaten of Norway. (Eiji Hori)

photo：Gjermund Braaten of Norway shares third place with Sage Kotsenburg of the United States. (Eiji Hori) Gjermund Braaten of Norway shares third place with Sage Kotsenburg of the United States. (Eiji Hori)

photo：Yuki Kadono of Japan (Photo by Eiji Hori) Yuki Kadono of Japan (Photo by Eiji Hori)

photo：Peetu Piiroinen of Finland (Photo by Eiji Hori) Peetu Piiroinen of Finland (Photo by Eiji Hori)

photo：Roope Tonteri of Finland (Photo by Eiji Hori) Roope Tonteri of Finland (Photo by Eiji Hori)

SAPPORO--Japan hosts one of snowboarding's premiere events--the Toyota Big Air competition in Sapporo Dome--but Japanese riders were hard pressed to match the skills of their international counterparts in the contest eventually won by Antoine Truchon of Canada.

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