Su Gives China 2nd Gold At Big Air Shougang

BEIJING (AP) — Su Yiming gave host China its second gold medal at Big Air Shougang, matching Eileen Gu with a stunning show in front of fans at the repurposed steel mill and winning the country’s first top prize in Olympic snowboarding.

The 17-year-old child actor-turned-rider followed up his unexpected silver in slopestyle — he would’ve taken gold if not for a judging blunder — by joining Gu in cementing his celebrity status with a big air gold.

"UNBELIEVEABLE!"

Su Yiming's second run earned himself a 93.00 en route to his men's snowboard big air GOLD! 🥇#WinterOlympics | #WatchWithUS pic.twitter.com/t6ZUt9DXZi

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 15, 2022

Gu won the freestyle skiing best-trick contest last week on her final jump, and the celebration briefly broke Chinese social media website Weibo.

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