Directing the board
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Directing the board

China Daily  

China's Yang Wenlong competes in the men's snowboard Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup Shougang at the Beijing Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY On a dramatic night that delivered some never-before-seen tricks, record-extending runs and major upsets, Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong made sure he didn't go unnoticed at the Big Air World Cup series' return to Beijing. Entering the 10-man final virtually unknown among a strong field, Yang, who'd qualified only once for the final round at a Cup event before Sunday, turned out to be a show-stopper at west Beijing's Shougang Industrial Park, as he landed two solid runs hurtling down the monster Olympic slope to score a combined 159.25 points and finishing third on the second leg of the 2024-25 World Cup season. Yang's unexpected, yet inspiring, podium finish, which was his first in 13 World Cup events since his debut in 2017, reinvigorated the Beijing crowd, after the shocking blow of Su's false landings in his first two runs in the final.

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China dominates men's freestyle skiing aerials at Asian Winter Games
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China dominates men's freestyle skiing aerials at Asian Winter Games

China Daily  

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China Daily  

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China's Zhang Xiaonan wins gold in women's snowboard slopestyle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China's Zhang Xiaonan wins gold in women's snowboard slopestyle

China Daily  

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Directing the board
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Directing the board

China Daily  

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Directing the board
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Directing the board

China Daily  

China's Yang Wenlong competes in the men's snowboard Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup Shougang at the Beijing Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY On a dramatic night that delivered some never-before-seen tricks, record-extending runs and major upsets, Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong made sure he didn't go unnoticed at the Big Air …

Directing the board
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Directing the board

China Daily  

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Ogiwara, Brookes triumph at FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup in Beijing

China Daily  

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China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish
4 months ago

China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish

China Daily  

Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong performs a trick during the men's final at the Big Air World Cup series' Beijing leg at the Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. Wei Xiaohao / China Daily China's freestyle snowboarder Yang Wenlong wowed the Beijing crowd on an otherwise disappointing Sunday night for Chinese fans by winning his first World Cup medal, following home favorite …

China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish
4 months ago

China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish

China Daily  

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China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish
4 months ago

China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish

China Daily  

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China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish
4 months ago

China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish

China Daily  

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New zone of creativity
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New zone of creativity

China Daily  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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The Independent  

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LA Times  

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