Photos: Highlights from U.S. Grand Prix Finals in Snowmass Day 1

Canadian Cassie Sharpe does a truck driver grab on her second run for the women's ski superpipe finals at the Snowmass Grand Prix on Friday. Sharpe took first place overall.
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Gus Kenworthy coming into the end of the pipe after completing one of his runs for the men's superpipe ski finals in Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday.
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Aspen local halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira on his first run in the men's ski superpipe finals on January 12, 2018 at Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix. Ferreira took second place overall with David Wise in first and Aaron Blunck in third.
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Gus Kenworthy awaits his score at the end of the pipe after completing one of his runs for the men's superpipe ski finals in Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday.
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Tiarn Collins of New Zealand spinning off the second jump for the men's snowboard slopestyle finals at the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday. Collins took third place with a score of 83.57 with the last feature being closed due to weather.
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Crested Butte's Aaron Blunck on his second run for the men's ski superpipe finals in Snowmass for the Grand Prix on Friday. Blunck took third place overall, Alex Ferreira took second, and David Wise in first.
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Maddie Bowman slides down the end of the superpipe with enthusiasm after completing one of her runs for the women's ski superpipe finals in Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday.
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Maddie Bowman waves to the crowd after receiving her score for her third run for the women's freeski superpipe finals in Snowmass on Friday at the U.S. Grand Prix.
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Aspen local halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira whips his pole after completing his third run in the men's ski superpipe finals on January 12, 2018 at Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix. Ferreira took second place overall with David Wise in first and Aaron Blunck in third.
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Aspen local halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira is all smiles after receiving a score of 93 in the men's ski superpipe finals on January 12, 2018 at Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix. Ferreira took second place overall with David Wise in first and Aaron Blunck in third.
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Women's freeski halfpipe podium finalists were all smiles Friday after receiving their medals at the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday. Cassie Sharpe of Canada, center, took first, Brita Sigourney second, and Ayana Onozuka took third.
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David Wise boosting out of the superpipe on his first run for the men's ski superpipe finals at the Snowmass U.S. Grand Prix competition on Friday. Wise landed first place with a 95 on his first run.
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David Wise boosting out of the superpipe on his third run for the men's ski superpipe finals at the Snowmass U.S. Grand Prix competition on Friday. Wise landed first place with a 95 on his first run.
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Aspen's Alex Ferreira, left, and David Wise fist bump while they wait for Aaron Blunck to complete his final run for the men's ski superpipe finals in Snowmass on Friday at the U.S. Grand Prix. Wise took first, Ferriera second, and Blunck took third.
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Aaron Blunck in pain after completing his third run and falling and ending up with a bruised heel on Friday for the men's ski superpipe finals in Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix. Blunck secured third place with one of his earlier runs.
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Alex Ferreira poses for a photo with his coach Elana Chase or "E" and her nephew Colton, 5, in the superpipe after receiving his second place medal in the men's ski superpipe finals in Snowmass on Friday for the U.S. Grand Prix.
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Birk Irving taking a practice run before the men's ski halfpipe finals in Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday.
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Americans swept the podium for the men's ski halfpipe finals at the Snowmass U.S. Grand Prix Friday with Aaron Blunck in third, Aspen's Alex Ferreira in second, and David Wise in first.
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Local Aspen halfpipe skier hangs with his "little buddy" Colton Tsialas, 5, his coach's nephew, after securing second place on the podium for men's ski halfpipe finals at the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday.
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David Wise, left, celebrates on the podium with Alex Ferreira after they went one and two in the men's halfpipe finals at the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday.
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Devin Logan on her second run for the women's freeski superpipe finals in Snowmass on Friday for the U.S. Grand Prix.
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Aspen local halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira is all smiles after receiving a score of 93 in the men's ski superpipe finals on January 12, 2018 at Snowmass for the U.S. Grand Prix. Ferreira took second place overall with David Wise in first and Aaron Blunck in third.
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Russia's Sofya Fedorova extends a backflip off of the first jump for her first run during the women's snowboard slopestyle finals on Friday in Snowmass for the Grand Prix.
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Local Aspen halfpipe skier poses for a photo with his friends and family and team members after securing second place on the podium for men's ski halfpipe finals at the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday.
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France's Kevin Rolland in the pipe for his first run for the men's ski superpipe finals for the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday.
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Christy Prior of New Zealand celebrates after taking first in slopestyle with Tess Coady of Australia who took third.
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Gus Kenworthy near the bottom of the pipe on a practice run for the men's ski halfpipe finals at the U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass on Friday.
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It was a great first day of competition at the 2018 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass. Men and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals took place in the morning after a lengthy weather delay and the final feature being shutdown. Next came the freeski guys and ladies halfpipe finals that saw an American sweep in the men’s finals, including hometown skier Alex Ferreira taking second.

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