Kelly Clark in the halfpipe at Mount Snow. File photo
Clark put down a 12-foot frontside air, backside 540 indy, frontside 720 tailgrab, cab 720, to frontside 540 indy to win.
Of the 63 international female competitors, Clark was the only United States team member to place in the top five positions.
Jiayu Lui, of China, placed second and Zhifeng Sun, also of China placed third.
For Clark, this is the first step toward perfecting her tricks and earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for 2010.
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