Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming, 21, kicked off 2026 with a podium finish at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Laax, Switzerland! 🎿 The Beijing 2022 Big Air Olympic champion secured bronze in men's slopestyle this weekend, relying on a flawless first-run score of 76.10 to clinch third place.
Su—who'll compete at next month's Winter Olympics in Italy—opted for a strategic approach: his opening run featured a clean Back Double Cork 1260 Mute grab, avoiding riskier tricks. 🇨🇳 'I wanted consistency first,' he told reporters post-event. A second-run gamble on harder maneuvers backfired, but his initial score held strong against rivals.
France's Romain Allemand took gold, while Japan's Yuto Kimura earned silver. With four World Cup podiums this season, Su now leads the overall standings—a major confidence boost ahead of his Olympic title defense! 🚀
Fans are already dubbing this the 'Su-per Bowl' season. Will his momentum snowball into gold in Italy? ❄️🏅
