David Wise triumphed in front of a home crowd ©Getty Images

Reigning Olympic champion David Wise emerged as the winner of the men’s halfpipe event at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle in Snowmass.

The American produced an impressive display at the competition, which ensured him of a place at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, as the event doubled as a national qualifier.

Wise finished top of the podium in the men’s skiing halfpipe event, having achieved a score of 95 points in the final.

He was followed by compatriots Alex Ferreira and Aaron Blunck, who completed an all-American podium.

They ended with scores of 93 and 91.20 points respectively.

The result moved Wise to just two points away from the overall World Cup lead, with Ferreira currently topping the standings on 202.

Canada celebrated success in the women’s event, with Cassie Shape earning her third win of the season by scoring 90.60 points with her first run.

Her effort remained unchallenged for the remainder of the final, with Sharpe expressing her delight at her form as the countdown continues to the Olympic Games.

“I’m very excited,” said Sharpe.

“The pipe was awesome today, the conditions were good and I had a lot of fun.

“I feel ready for the Games and I think like it’s going to be a really good time.”

Redmond Gerard won the men's slopestyle competition ©Getty Images
Redmond Gerard won the men's slopestyle competition ©Getty Images

Brita Sigourney finished as the runner-up, with the American achieving a score of 93.20 points in the final.

The podium was rounded off by Japan’s Ayana Onozuka, who score 87 points.

Sharpe leads the overall World Cup standings, having accrued 229 points from the four World Cup events to date.

She leads China’s Kexin Zhang by 20 points with two competitions remaining of the season.

The women’s snowboard slopestyle event saw New Zealand’s Christy Prior triumph with 77.06 points, with Japan’s Reira Iwabuchi second on 76.48.

The top three was completed by Australia’s Tess Coady on 75.42.

Iwabuchi remains the World Cup leader on 1,300, while Prior is second on 1,080.

There was home success in the men’s competition, with Redmond Gerard topping the standings on 87.28 points.

The American was followed by Japan’s Hiroaki Kunitake and New Zealand’s Tiarn Collins, who earned 83.64 and 83.57 respectively.

Gerard leads the World Cup standings on 1,450, with Norway’s Marcus Kleveland second on 1,000.