Winter Olympics 2022 - 17-year-old Su Yiming wins gold medal in snowboarding big air on home snow

Su Yiming won gold for China in the snowboarding big air final scoring 182.5, over ten points clear of second place. The 17-year-old shone in a competitive field to claim top prize on home snow, which saw slopestyle champion Max Parrot settle for bronze. Sandwiched in between was Norway’s Mons Roisland who took secured silver.

Ad/> Chris Corning capped the standings after run one with a huge 92-point quad 18 trick putting him in a strong position to medal after his slopestyle disappointment. /> Beijing 2022‘What scenes!’ – Gasser mobbed by rivals after defending big air title4 HOURS AGO Parrot failed to land his first jump, only managing a 28.25 score with pressure on his penultimate and final runs. Dutch rider Niek van der Velden performed a crowd-pleasing 78.25 on his second run to go with his first effort of 83.75 as he posted two strong results on the board.

Corning fell short on his second jump as he failed to complete a full rotation, landing awkwardly and scoring 35.5, leaving himself with it all to do in the third round. /> Norway’s Roisland also managed two solid runs, edging Van der Velden for top spot after his second jump by three points. The very promising Yiming recorded a massive 93-pointer with a front 18 back 18 as he gave himself a great chance to medal after his first run saw him score 89.50, totalling 182.5 going into the final round.

Takeru Otsuka, representing Japan, put himself in the mix for a medal with a mammoth score of 95 — the highest score of anyone — after a near-perfect cab 9, needing an equally exceptional third run after only scoring 17.25 on his first. Parrot landed a cab 18 perfectly to get off the mark after a poor opening jump. He almost mirrored Otsuka and scored 94 to give himself