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    19-year-old Kiwi snowboarder Cool Wakushima has achieved a career-best fifth at the LAAX Open Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland

    19-year-old Kiwi snowboarder Cool Wakushima has achieved a career-best fifth at the LAAX Open Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland


    Wakushima qualified through to the finals in third.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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