Manx snowboardcrosser Zoe Gillings finished in second place at the sixth round of the World Cup in Japan.
It's her best result of the season and moves her up from sixth to fourth in the overall standings.
There are four rounds remaining in the campaign - two in Canada, the United States and Italy.
Football: Railway Cup hopefuls all maintain pace in premier league
Castletown stay four points clear atop Division 2
Rugby: Vagabonds Ladies stay top with another victory
Vagabonds men and Douglas also take respective wins on home soil
Hockey: Harlequins A beat rivals to close in on prem leaders
Bacchas B take important victory in battle for top-flight safety
FC Isle of Man torn apart at Barnoldswick Town
It's the Manx side's heaviest ever league defeat