Move aside Gu, here comes Su – teenager wins ‘insane’ Games gold


Gold medallist Su celebrates during the venue ceremony after the snowboard men's big air final run during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing on Feb 15, 2022. — AFP

BEIJING: Step aside Eileen Gu. Hosts China have a new teenage hero at the Beijing Olympics after 17-year-old Su Yiming on Feb 15 added an emphatic snowboard Big Air gold to his controversial silver.

Su scorched to the Big Air title with a runaway score of 182.50 to win his second medal at the Games, having been unlucky to only come away with silver in last week’s slopestyle.

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