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Liu Yishan of China, winner of the women's halfpipe final of freestyle skiing at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea, January 31, 2024. /Xinhua
China's freestyle skiers won a gold medal and a silver in the women's halfpipe event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Liu Yishan clinched the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe title with all three runs led by the 16-year-old for the best score of 92.25 points.
Since her debut a year earlier, Liu has had three top-ten halfpipe results in the World Cup.
Liu's younger compatriot, 14-year-old Chen Zihan, claimed silver with 83.75 points, while Kathryn Gray of the United States took bronze.
"Today's competition saw me unleash my full strength. The atmosphere of the event was exhilarating, and everyone pushed each other to elevate the difficulties. Being immersed in such an environment makes it easier to showcase my abilities," Liu said.
"In the competition, we always encourage each other. During the preliminaries, I achieved a better ranking, and she (Liu Yishan) congratulated me happily. In the end, she won the championship, and I also felt very happy," added Chen.
In the men's halfpipe final, Luke Harrold of New Zealand secured gold with 94.25 points in his first run after winning bronze in big air on Sunday.
His teammate Finley Melville Ives was runner-up with 1.75 points behind the gold medalist, and Switzerland's Alan Bornet embraced bronze.
China's Su Shuaibing finished fourth in the final with the best score of 82 points.
(With input from Xinhua)