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China's Su takes men's slopestyle Olympic gold on his birthday
- On Wednesday, Su Yiming won the men's snowboard slopestyle final in Livigno, Italy, on his 22nd birthday, crying after his final run when he did not improve on his score.
- Early in the final, Olympic judges scored riders on creativity and execution, with only the best of three runs counted, shaping the outcome on the Livigno course.
- Taiga Hasegawa climbed into silver with a best score of 82.13, but other finalists fell or posted lower scores, leaving the podium unchanged after late attempts.
- For Su Yiming, the gold gave China its first Milan-Cortina Olympic gold and two of seven medals, marking his fourth career Olympic medal after Beijing 2022.
- Looking across the field, Mark McMorris finished eighth two weeks after a concussion and a hard fall on his third run, recovering to compete again.
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Snowboard-China's Su takes men's slopestyle gold on his birthday
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 18 - China's Su Yiming celebrated his 22nd birthday by winning the men's snowboard slopestyle final to hand his country their first gold medal of the Milano Cortina Olympics on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
·Singapore
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Su Yiming wins men's snowboard slopestyle title for China's first gold at Milano Cortina 2026
Su Yiming won the men's snowboard slopestyle gold medal on Wednesday, clinching China's first title at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, while also gifting himself a perfect birthday present at the Livigno Snow Park.The now 22-year-old Su scored
·Beijing, China
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