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Article: Aono, Liu are new World Cup halfpipe champions

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Japan's Ryoh Aono dominated the World Cup halfpipe championship Friday, nailing his second gold of the season _ and the world title _ with two electrifying runs.

China's Liu Jiayu came back from a hard fall on the first run to claim the women's title as the two up-and-coming athletes made history by becoming Asia's first snowboarding World Cup champions.

Aono, fresh off a gold medal win in Gujo, Japan, kicked off his first run Friday with a soaring opening stalefish grab and five flawless tricks that earned him 45.5 points.

France's Mathieu Crepel, nicknamed "Little Monkey" for his trademark agility, opened with back-to-back 1080s _ a trick that involves making ...

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