Mastro Maps Out Halfpipe Trick That Just Might Win Olympics
Feb 7, 2022, 9:51 AM | Updated: 10:48 am
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Maddie Mastro has sketched out a trick in her notebook that just may help her land on the podium at the Beijing Olympics.
Maybe even on the top step.
It’s called the front double 1080 and includes two flips and a 360-degree rotation with a backward landing.
In a notebook, Maddie Mastro keeps a wish-list of tricks she'd like to work on. Her newest, the front double 1080, just might be the one that puts her on the podium at the Beijing Games. @usskiteam https://t.co/xxMmQwDXoq
— Patrick Graham (@pgraham34) February 7, 2022
It’s been a wish-list trick the 21-year-old Mastro had only thought about attempting. But recently she put those thoughts into action.
Mastro could use it to top defending Olympic champion Chloe Kim in China.
But it’s more about progression than podiums in Mastro’s eyes.
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