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China's Su Yiming earns silver at FIS Snowboard World Cup in Aspen

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Su Yiming of China celebrates after earning the silver medal in the men's slopestyle at the Federation of International Ski and Snowboard (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, Colorado, February 2, 2025. /VCG
Su Yiming of China celebrates after earning the silver medal in the men's slopestyle at the Federation of International Ski and Snowboard (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, Colorado, February 2, 2025. /VCG

Su Yiming of China celebrates after earning the silver medal in the men's slopestyle at the Federation of International Ski and Snowboard (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, Colorado, February 2, 2025. /VCG

China's Su Yiming earned the men's slopestyle silver medal at the Federation of International Ski and Snowboard (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Aspen, Colorado, on Sunday.

After ranking fourth in the group qualifiers, Su scored 74.36 points on his opening run to led all participants early in the final. He then received 78.36 for his second effort, but fell behind the 79.30 points of Canada's Francis Jobin. The second-place finish still meant Su picked up his first World Cup medal in the discipline.

In the end, Jobin took the top spot on the podium for the first World Cup victory of his career. The bronze went to the USA's Sean Fitzsimons.

The women's slopestyle final ended with a stunning win for New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, who earned 87.80 points. Japan's Kokomo Murase came in second, while Great Britain's Mia Brookes finished in third place.

In the men's halfpipe final, local favorite Alex Ferreira won the gold to extend his World Cup winning streak to 11 in a row. He saved the best for last to top the field with a third run of 95.75 points, the highest score of the day in the men's competition.

Ferreira's victorious trick began with a switch right double cork 1080 Japan and ended with a massive right double cork 1620 leading tailgrab.

"That's easily one of the best moments of my life, I'll never forget that," Ferreira said. "I cannot believe I was able to overcome the fear, and the stress and the craziness, and lay it down. That's what a true champion is all about."

Two other Americans, Nick Goepper and Matthew Labaugh, placed second and third, respectively, in the final.

On the women's side, Great Britain's Zoe Atkin took an early lead after the judges awarded her 90.00 points for a right alley-oop 360 leading Japan that was followed up by a switch right 720 leading tailgrab.

China's Li Fanghui claimed the silver medal with 88.50 points, ahead of Canada's Amy Fraser, who tallied 86.75.

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