SEVENTH ORDER Muri, 30, qualified for the final flight of the 7-leg qualifying series in second place. He jumped 142.5 metres in qualification and did better in the final, setting a mark of 139.5 metres with the plastic ball. Russia's Viacheslav Krasnopolski, who took the first two places on the last stage, and Dutchman Wouter Veldkamp tied for third on 139.0. Curling was included for the first time, with the eight-country tournament running Nov. 24-Dec. 3 in Gangneung, the coastal city near Pyeongchang. South Korea is hosting the Olympics. Shaun White, the American snowboarder, pulled out of the halfpipe to focus on training for the upcoming Winter X Games in an attempt to add to his record-breaking career tally of gold medals. There was no change at the top of the leaderboard in women's figure skating after the free skate. China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were in first place with 223.39 points, followed by countrywomen Liu Shandao and Zhang Hao with 214.27 and their training

SEVENTH ORDER Muri, 30, qualified for the final flight of the 7-leg qualifying series in second place. He jumped 142.5 metres in qualification and did better in the final, setting a mark of 139.5 metres with the plastic ball. Russia's Viacheslav Krasnopolski, who took the first two places on the last stage, and Dutchman Wouter Veldkamp tied for third on 139.0. Curling was included for the first time, with the eight-country tournament running Nov. 24-Dec. 3 in Gangneung, the coastal city near Pyeongchang. South Korea is hosting the Olympics. Shaun White, the American snowboarder, pulled out of the halfpipe to focus on training for the upcoming Winter X Games in an attempt to add to his record-breaking career tally of gold medals. There was no change at the top of the leaderboard in women's figure skating after the free skate. China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were in first place with 223.39 points, followed by countrywomen Liu Shandao and Zhang Hao with 214.27 and their training