Sadowski-Synnott top qualifier for Bir Air final
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has made all rivals take notice topping qualifying for the women's Snowboard Big Air at the Winter Olympics
The three-time Olympic medallist laid down the best run of the day early on at Livigno Snow Park in Northern Italy, unleashing a score of 90.0 in a superbly-executed first run.
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It mean's she'll be among the women to beat in Tuesday morning's 12-woman final.
Her score wasn't matched for the remainder of the two-and-a-half hour session, with her highly-technical backside 1260 - which included three-and-a-half revolutions - the standout performance.
Sadowski-Synnott appeared relaxed and happy as all six judges scored the run an identical 90.0, handing the Kiwi a lead she wasn't to lose.
Sadowski-Synnott followed up with the fourth-best score in the second round of 82.25, and the seventh-best score in the third round - also 82.25.
It gave the 24-year-old an overall tally of 172.25 - a combination of her two best scoring runs.
It was enough to see off Japan's Murase Kokomo tally of 171.25, with Briton Mia Brookes third (167.00).
"I'm so stoked, I couldn't be happier to make it into the final," Sadowski-Synnott told Sky Sport.
"I was pretty nervous coming into tonight, I'm not going to lie. Because it feels like even more competition when you've got the full field.
"To put it down and make it through, I'm super-happy. I just hope I can do the tricks that I've been planning to do (in the final)."
New Zealand's Lucia Georgalli missed a place in the 12-woman final, finishing 25th in the 29-strong field with a score of 117.00.
Georgalli was 11th after the first run but lacked rhythm in her second and didn't land her third.