Manx snowboardcrosser Zoe Gillings finished in second place at the sixth round of the World Cup in Japan.
It's her best result of the season and moves her up from sixth to fourth in the overall standings.
There are four rounds remaining in the campaign - two in Canada, the United States and Italy.
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Ward, Berg and Parr lead the way
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Castletown stay four points clear atop Division 2
Rugby: Vagabonds Ladies stay top with another victory
Vagabonds men and Douglas also take respective wins on home soil