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He is competing at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]. He was the only competitor to achieve an ''1800-degree'' aerial in the [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle|men's slopestyle]] event, winning a silver medal,<ref>{{cite web |title=Yiming SU |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1057686-yiming-su.htm#bio |publisher=Olympics.com |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> making him the second Chinese athlete after [[Liu Jiayu]] to win an olympic medal in snowboarding. | |||
He is competing at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]. He was the only competitor to achieve an ''1800-degree'' aerial in the [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle|men's slopestyle]] event, winning a silver medal,<ref>{{cite web |title=Yiming SU |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1057686-yiming-su.htm#bio |publisher=Olympics.com |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> making him the second Chinese athlete after [[Liu Jiayu]] to win an Olympic medal in snowboarding. The silver was controversial however, as confounded fans said Su was "robbed" by the low judging scores in spite of his unprecedented performances, and also due to the judges missing a glaring error made by gold medalist [[Max Parrot]] of Canada after judges fail to see him grab his knee rather than his board during the men's slopestyle final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada's Parrot takes slopestyle gold after judging error|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/winter-olympics/60285475|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> British expert [[Ed Leigh]] wrote in the BBC, "The judges have put execution at such a premium that something like that should have cost him two or three points. So the gold has gone wrong there. ... I think Su Yiming actually took the gold there. This is a mistake on the judges' part."<ref>{{cite web|date=7 February 2022|title=China's Su Yiming denied gold by 'glaring judging error'|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166167/winter-olympics-chinas-su-yiming-denied-snowboard-slopestyle-gold|access-date=12 February 2022|website=South China Morning Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Canada's Parrot takes slopestyle gold after judging error|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/winter-olympics/60285475|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 February 2022|title=Snowboarder Su Yiming Makes History With Controversial Silver Medal|url=https://radiichina.com/su-yiming-silver-medal-winter-olympics/|access-date=11 February 2022|website=RADII {{!}} Stories from the center of China’s youth culture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Su Yiming 'ROBBED' of gold by judges in Olympic snowboarding event, say fans|url=https://meaww.com/beijing-olympics-2022-su-yiming-gets-silver-robbed-of-gold-max-parrot|access-date=11 February 2022|website=meaww.com}}</ref> Iztok Sumatic, chief judge at the Olympics, admitted that judges failed to pick up on the mistake by Parrot in his second run due to not being given the camera angles of viewers. He also likened it to [[Diego Maradona]]'s "[[The hand of God|Hand of God]]" refereeing mistake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166503/winter-olympics-snowboard-judge-admits-maradona-hand-god-error-cost-su|title = Su Yiming judge admits making mistake that cost Chinese snowboarder gold|date = 10 February 2022}}</ref> However, Parrot, acknowledged the error but still felt like he had the most technical run and deserved his gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seiner|first=Jake|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/snowboard/snowboard-parrot-mcmorris-apology-1.6349463|title='I had the run of the day': McMorris slams scoring in snowboard event won by fellow Canadian Parrot|date=12 February 2022|website=www.cbc.ca/|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> | |||
A week following the slopestyle event, Su won the gold medal in the [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's big air|Big Air event]] with a score of 182.50 by completing a front-side 1800 and a back-side triple-cork 1800 in his first and second runs respectively, and edging out [[Mons Røisland]] who won silver while Max Parrot grabbed the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Browne |first=Ken |date=17 February 2022 |title=Su Yiming exclusive: "I'm dreaming, I'm crying like a little kid, I feel so much love" |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/su-yiming-snowboard-interview-beijing-2022-olympics-gold-medal |url-status=live |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=International Olympic Committee |quote=Snowboard Olympic champion Su Yiming speaks to Olympics.com about a "dream come true" at Beijing 2022, lifelong friend Ailing (Eileen) Gu, his idol Mark McMorris, and how "it's all about the love." Happy birthday Su!}}</ref> In doing so, 17-year-old Su became the first Chinese to win a gold medal in this event, and celebrating his 18th birthday four days later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Molski •|first=Max|title=Red Gerard Places Fifth in Snowboard Big Air, Su Yiming Secures Gold|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/beijing-winter-olympics/red-gerard-places-fifth-in-snowboard-big-air-su-yiming-secures-gold/2812428/|access-date=15 February 2022|website=NBC Bay Area}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canada's Max Parrot wins bronze in men's Big Air snowboarding - Sportsnet.ca|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/canadas-max-parrot-wins-bronze-mens-big-air-snowboarding/sn-amp/|access-date=15 February 2022|website=www.sportsnet.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Petri|first=Alexandra E.|date=14 February 2022|title=Su Yiming of China and Anna Gasser of Austria win golds in snowboarding big air.|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/sports/snowboarding-big-air-anna-gasser-su-yiming.html|access-date=15 February 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=STEBBINGS |first=Peter |title=Move Aside Gu, Here Comes Su -- Teenager Wins 'Insane' Games Gold |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/chinese-teen-snowboard-star-su-adds-insane-olympic-gold-to-silver-01644910508 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=www.barrons.com |quote="This feels insane, it's something I've never experienced before... I can't believe I got this gold," said Su, for whom this was an early birthday present -- he turns 18 on Friday... Su even managed -- for a time at least -- to upstage Californian-born Gu, his Chinese team-mate and the unofficial face of the Games.}}</ref> | A week following the slopestyle event, Su won the gold medal in the [[Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's big air|Big Air event]] with a score of 182.50 by completing a front-side 1800 and a back-side triple-cork 1800 in his first and second runs respectively, and edging out [[Mons Røisland]] who won silver while Max Parrot grabbed the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Browne |first=Ken |date=17 February 2022 |title=Su Yiming exclusive: "I'm dreaming, I'm crying like a little kid, I feel so much love" |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/su-yiming-snowboard-interview-beijing-2022-olympics-gold-medal |url-status=live |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=International Olympic Committee |quote=Snowboard Olympic champion Su Yiming speaks to Olympics.com about a "dream come true" at Beijing 2022, lifelong friend Ailing (Eileen) Gu, his idol Mark McMorris, and how "it's all about the love." Happy birthday Su!}}</ref> In doing so, 17-year-old Su became the first Chinese to win a gold medal in this event, and celebrating his 18th birthday four days later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Molski •|first=Max|title=Red Gerard Places Fifth in Snowboard Big Air, Su Yiming Secures Gold|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/beijing-winter-olympics/red-gerard-places-fifth-in-snowboard-big-air-su-yiming-secures-gold/2812428/|access-date=15 February 2022|website=NBC Bay Area}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canada's Max Parrot wins bronze in men's Big Air snowboarding - Sportsnet.ca|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/canadas-max-parrot-wins-bronze-mens-big-air-snowboarding/sn-amp/|access-date=15 February 2022|website=www.sportsnet.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Petri|first=Alexandra E.|date=14 February 2022|title=Su Yiming of China and Anna Gasser of Austria win golds in snowboarding big air.|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/sports/snowboarding-big-air-anna-gasser-su-yiming.html|access-date=15 February 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=STEBBINGS |first=Peter |title=Move Aside Gu, Here Comes Su -- Teenager Wins 'Insane' Games Gold |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/chinese-teen-snowboard-star-su-adds-insane-olympic-gold-to-silver-01644910508 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=www.barrons.com |quote="This feels insane, it's something I've never experienced before... I can't believe I got this gold," said Su, for whom this was an early birthday present -- he turns 18 on Friday... Su even managed -- for a time at least -- to upstage Californian-born Gu, his Chinese team-mate and the unofficial face of the Games.}}</ref> |
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Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) Jilin City, Jilin, China | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | |||||||||||||||||
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Su Yiming (Chinese: 苏翊鸣; born 18 February 2004) is a Chinese snowboarder, an Olympic champion and former child actor.[1] By winning the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air event at Steamboat Ski Resort on 4 December 2021, he became the first Chinese snowboarder to take a World Cup podium position.[2]
Su is recognized as the first snowboarder to successfully complete and land the 1980-degree aerial spin.[3]
He is competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He was the only competitor to achieve an 1800-degree aerial in the men's slopestyle event, winning a silver medal,[4] making him the second Chinese athlete after Liu Jiayu to win an olympic medal in snowboarding.
A week following the slopestyle event, Su won the gold medal in the Big Air event with a score of 182.50 by completing a front-side 1800 and a back-side triple-cork 1800 in his first and second runs respectively, and edging out Mons Røisland who won silver while Max Parrot grabbed the bronze medal.[5] In doing so, 17-year-old Su became the first Chinese to win a gold medal in this event, and celebrating his 18th birthday four days later.[6][7][8][9]
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