A board meeting of the highest level
China DailyChinese skater Zhang Yan competes in the women’s skateboarding street competition preliminaries at the Olympic Qualifier Series’ Shanghai leg on May 17. The 14-year-old prodigy's skill and composure, well beyond her years, made Cui a natural fit in the mix of skateboarding's wonder girls at the Olympic Qualifier Series' Shanghai leg, where the collective improvement of Chinese skaters has captured increasing attention from the sport's top echelon. Riding on the momentum of a smooth first run, Cui landed two of her five trick attempts to score a total of 247.44 points and finish fifth in the final of the skateboard street competition on Sunday, with her teammate Zeng Wenhui, also featuring in the top-8 final, capping the penultimate Olympic qualifier in a decent 7th place with an aggregate score of 164.74 points. Asian Games champion Cui Chenxi, 14, finished fifth in the women’s skateboarding street competition at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai last week.