Su Yiming’s double 1800s seal Team China gold in men’s snowboard big air

Teenage sensation Su Yiming of the People’s Republic of China scooped the gold in the men’s snowboard big air event at the Shougang Industrial Park with two-time Olympian Mons Roisland of Norway earning silver and slopestyle champion Max Parrot of Canada rounding out the podium with bronze.

A pair of huge 1800s (front and backside) in his first two runs was enough to see 17-year-old Su Yiming grab the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games gold medal for men’s snowboard big air in a tense day of high-flying competition at the Shougang Industrial Park.

It was the first-ever snowboard gold medal for the People's Republic of China.

"This moment is just so special for me and for my family," said Yiming of the historic gold he won with members of his family cheering him on in the crowd. "We have been dreaming about this moment for a long time and finally it has happened.

"This is my first Olympics Games and I just wanted to enjoy it," he went on. "It's about snowboarding and that is what I love to do."