Rival sisters push each other to new heights

Sisters Ruki, left, and Sena Tomita smile during the women's halfpipe final on Thursday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Sena Tomita took the bronze in the women's halfpipe at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Not far behind was her younger sister Ruki.

Sena Tomita scored an 88.25 and Ruki Tomita recorded an 80.50 to place fifth. This is the second Olympics for the 22-year-old Sena, who finished eighth in the halfpipe at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Ruki, just two years younger, is at her first Olympics.