Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming turned his birthday into a golden celebration at the Milano Cortina Winter Games! 🎂 The 22-year-old dominated the men's slopestyle final on Wednesday, securing China's first gold medal of the 2026 Olympics with an electrifying 82.41-point first run at Livigno Snow Park.
Su, who previously won silver at Beijing 2022, outshone Japan's Taiga Hasegawa by a razor-thin 0.28-point margin. American rider Jake Canter rounded out the podium with bronze. 🥈🥉
"This medal feels like a new chapter," said Su after landing two of the day's top three runs. His victory comes as winter sports gain momentum in China following the Beijing Games, with Gen-Z athletes like Su becoming global icons. 🌟
With this win, Su joins Eileen Gu as China's snow sports trailblazers – proving once again that the country's winter athletes are forces to watch in international competitions. ❄️👀
