🌟 Chinese freestyle skiing legend Xu Mengtao, 35, defied age and competition to claim her 30th career World Cup gold at the FIS Aerials event in Ruka, Finland! The Beijing 2022 Olympic champion nailed a back full-full-full – the night's most complex jump – scoring 89.29 points to dominate the season opener for Milano Cortina 2026.
Aerial Dominance Continues
🇨🇳 Xu outperformed Canada's Marion Thenault (82.48) and teammate Chen Meiting (75.31), proving she's still the one to beat. "Today was tough, but I did it!" she told reporters, hinting at a potential fifth Winter Olympics appearance in 2026.
Milestone Victory
This win marks:
🥇 30 individual World Cup golds
🎿 A strong start to the 2025-26 season
🔥 Renewed momentum for Olympic preparations
Younger competitors, take notes – this veteran just rewrote the playbook on longevity in extreme sports! 👏
