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Wu 'outdoes himself' to bring home snowboard cross gold
3+ week, 5+ day ago (599+ words) A relatively new prosthetic leg, a bruised face from falls during training, and a less-than-ideal starting position " all the odds seemed stacked against China's para snowboarder Wu Zhongwei as he entered his first final at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics on…...
Cai claims first gold for China
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (767+ words) Chinese Paralympic skier Cai Jiayun is known for two things: a wide, boyish grin that carries him through the grind of training, and a quick temper that once threatened to trip him up in biathlon " a sport demanding both physical…...
China sweeps 6 medals on first full competition day of Winter Paralympics
4+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) China's Paralympic skiers made a brilliant start to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics on Saturday, claiming six medals on the first full day of competition, including the nation's first gold secured by Cai Jiayun in the men's sprint standing biathlon event....
Living up to her promise, 'brave' Gu makes history again
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (858+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy " Gu Ailing had a gold-medal image as her phone wallpaper before Sunday's women's freeski halfpipe final. The 22-year-old Chinese freeski star delivered on it, successfully defending her Olympic halfpipe title on the final day of the Milano-Cortina Winter…...
China's Su advances to slopestyle final, birthday showdown awaits
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (292+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy -- Beijing 2022 silver medalist Su Yiming advanced to the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, after the qualification round was brought forward by one day due to forecast adverse weather. New Zealand's Dane Menzies…...
High-flying Gu falls just short in Livigno
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (949+ words) Even with the "best-ever" run of her life not enough for a golden finish, China's freeski sensation Gu Ailing is embracing her back-to-back Olympic silver medals in slopestyle as a huge career fulfillment. Outrun by the same winner to be…...
Snowboard cross challenges push athletes toward peak performance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (666+ words) As he zoomed down an icy course of drops and bends in Chongli district, Hebei province, Chinese Para snowboard world champion Ji Lijia was struck by a familiar rush of thrill " the same feeling he experienced four years ago on…...
Su close, but so proud
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (867+ words) There may have been no gold for Su Yiming, but there was heaps of pride, as China's snowboarding pioneer is determined to use the unsuccessful defense of his Olympic big air title as renewed motivation to keep elevating his performances…...
Su Yiming earns China's first medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy -- Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty. With consistency proving decisive in the high-stakes…...
Xi's vision for China's winter sports
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (88+ words) Xi's vision for China's winter sports'China Daily Xi's vision for China's winter sports As an enthusiastic winter sports fan, President Xi Jinping has fueled China's winter sports boom with his vision and support, inspiring people nationwide to embrace the growing…...