Manx Snowboardcrosser Zoe Gillings has made a strong start to the new season.
Overnight, she qualified 8th fastest at the opening World Cup round at Chapelco in Argentina.
It means she has made it into today's final races and will be seeded as one of the two fastest in her quarter-final - the top two in each race go through to the semis.

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