China's rising snowboard star, Su Yiming, soared to new heights on Sunday, clinching the silver medal in the men's slopestyle at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, Colorado. 🏂🇨🇳
After a solid performance in the qualifiers, where he ranked fourth, the 18-year-old sensation kicked off the finals with a bang, scoring an impressive 74.36 points on his first run. Su amped it up on his second run, nailing a score of 78.36. But in a nail-biting finish, Canada's Francis Jobin edged ahead with 79.30 points, nudging Su into second place. Still, Su's silver marks his first World Cup medal in slopestyle—an epic milestone for the young athlete! 🥈
\"I'm stoked! Competing against the world's best and landing on the podium is unreal,\" Su said with a grin. \"This is just the beginning!\"
Jobin celebrated his first-ever World Cup victory, while the USA's Sean Fitzsimons grabbed the bronze, rounding out a thrilling men's final. 🎉
In the women's slopestyle, New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott dazzled the crowd, taking gold with a stellar 87.80 points. Japan's Kokomo Murase snagged silver, and Great Britain's Mia Brookes claimed bronze. Girl power on the slopes! 🏅
The action didn't stop there. The men's halfpipe saw local hero Alex Ferreira light up Aspen with a jaw-dropping third run, scoring 95.75 points—the highest of the day! 🎇 Starting with a switch right double cork 1080 Japan and wrapping up with a massive right double cork 1620 leading tailgrab, Ferreira left spectators awestruck.
\"That's easily one of the best moments of my life,\" Ferreira exclaimed. \"Overcoming the fear and laying it down—that's what being a true champion is all about!\" 💪
American teammates Nick Goepper and Matthew Labaugh joined Ferreira on the podium, taking silver and bronze respectively, in a USA sweep. 🇺🇸
On the women's side, Great Britain's Zoe Atkin took an early lead in the halfpipe finals with a killer run scoring 90.00 points. She executed a right alley-oop 360 leading Japan into a switch right 720 leading tailgrab—pure fire! 🔥
China's Li Fanghui wowed the judges to claim silver with 88.50 points, while Canada's Amy Fraser secured bronze with 86.75. Talk about an international showdown! 🌍
The Aspen World Cup had it all—epic tricks, fierce competition, and athletes pushing the limits. Can't wait to see what's next on the snowboarding circuit! ❄️🏂
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China's Su Yiming earns silver at FIS Snowboard World Cup in Aspen
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