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Melissa Woods

Hickman faces slopestyle hurdles of heavy snow and baby

After flying high amid blues skies in qualifying Ally Hickman has to wait for the slopestyle finals. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Teenage snowboarder Ally Hickman is already in unfamiliar territory at her first Olympics but the 16-year-old is having to navigate a delay in the slopestyle final without her coach.

Hickman was ready to hit the rails and jumps on Tuesday (local time) in the medal round, lining up against New Zealand's reigning Olympic champion Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, who was the top qualifier.

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