(Photo: Taylor Gold celebrates his 2nd place finish in the Men's Superpipe at the recent Dew Tour at Copper Mountain Resort. Courtesy of Ned Cremin.)  

Taylor Gold placed second this week in the Mens Snowboard Superpipe competition during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain Resort, Colorado. After not being able to put down a clean run all day, he came through in the clutch on his last run of the day, earning a spot atop the podium. 

Raibu Katayama was the first to break into the 90s, setting the mark for most of the competition and ultimately earning third. Ayumu Hirano threw down the biggest airs of the day with a clutch fourth and final run in the Men’s Snowboard Superpipe, taking the top spot with a high score of 96.66. Taylor Gold kept the suspense going to the final run, stomping down his only clean run of the day and earning a 91.33 from the judges for a second-place finish.

Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final Results
1.) Ayumu Hirano, 96.66
2.) Taylor Gold, 91.33
3.) Raibu Katayama, 90.00
4.) Ryan Wachendorfer, 87.66
5.) Josh Bowman, 76.33
6.) Jason Wolle, 73.00
7.) Danny Davis, 68.00
8.) Sidd Ullah, 44.00

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