Australia's Torah Jane Bright jumps with the Swiss Alps as background during a warm up prior to compete and win the women's half-pipe Snowboarding FIS World Cup final event on November 5, 2009 in Saas-Fee, southern Switzerland. Bright won the event ahead of China's Xuetong Cai, second and France's Sophie Rodriguez, third. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

Australia's Torah Jane Bright jumps with the Swiss Alps as background during a warm up prior to compete and win the women's half-pipe Snowboarding FIS World Cup final event on November 5, 2009 in Saas-Fee, southern Switzerland. Bright won the event ahead of China's Xuetong Cai, second and France's Sophie Rodriguez, third.

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