https://www.scmp.com/rss/511691/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Liu Mengtao became the first Chinese Para biathlete to win three medals at a Winter Paralympic Games, after claiming the men’s individual sitting gold on Friday in spectacular fashion. Having previously taken gold in the middle distance and bronze in the sprint, the Paralympic debutant finished first in the 12.5km race in 38 minutes and 29.4 seconds without missing a single shot in the four rounds of prone shooting. Liu clinched gold ahead of Ukraine’s Taras Rad by 44.5 seconds. The 22-year-old,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3170170/winter-paralympics-liu-mengtao-becomes-chinas-first-para-biathlete-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3170170/winter-paralympics-liu-mengtao-becomes-chinas-first-para-biathlete-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:34:24 +0000 China’s gold rush continued on day three of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games. The hosts made a clean sweep of Para snowboard men’s cross upper limb impaired event on Monday in an all-China, four-person final. The four finalists were making their Paralympic debut, but it was 19-year-old Ji Lijia who topped the podium at the end of an eventful run. Halfway through the race, Zhang Yiqi, who was in third position, lost balance and fell, taking his teammate Zhu Yonggang down with him. As a result,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3169568/winter-paralympics-chinas-gold-rush-continues-hosts-sweep-podium-mens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3169568/winter-paralympics-chinas-gold-rush-continues-hosts-sweep-podium-mens?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:15:10 +0000 If Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, said before the Beijing Games that he expected it to “change the face of winter sports”, then Su Yiming and Eileen Gu have laid claim to that challenge. The Chinese teenagers bagged their second medals of the Games on Tuesday, and each now possesses one gold and one silver. For the host nation at least they represent a Winter Olympics that is already the country’s most successful ever. Su’s gold was China’s sixth so far; the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3167177/winter-olympics-su-yiming-and-eileen-gu-changing-face-sport-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3167177/winter-olympics-su-yiming-and-eileen-gu-changing-face-sport-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:34:55 +0000 This time, Su Yiming left no room for controversy. The Chinese teenage sensation turned on the magic for his second run in the men’s snowboard big air event to conjure a long-awaited gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday. With freestyle skier Eileen Gu settling for silver in the women’s slopestyle, it was left to Su to carry China’s gold hopes and he did it in style. Canada’s Max Parrot, who beat the 17-year-old to gold in the slopestyle last week despite a judging error, was too... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3167103/winter-olympics-su-yiming-thanks-parents-my-motherland-after-big-air?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3167103/winter-olympics-su-yiming-thanks-parents-my-motherland-after-big-air?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:50:41 +0000 Day 10 of the Winter Olympics will see a jumbled-up schedule, with Sunday’s freeski slopestyle and women’s aerials rescheduled because of bad weather. However, this also means that fan favourites and good friends Eileen Gu and Su Yiming will be competing on the same day. As the Games edge well into their second week, some familiar sports will be wrapping up with medal rounds on Monday, with the snowboard big air kicking off with men’s and women’s qualification rounds. Chinese ice dancers Wang... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166904/winter-olympics-five-things-watch-day-10-eileen-gu-and-su-yiming-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166904/winter-olympics-five-things-watch-day-10-eileen-gu-and-su-yiming-back?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:00:32 +0000 More than 12 hours on from Thursday’s historic Olympic half-pipe gold at the Beijing 2020 Winter Games, American snowboarder Chloe Kim admitted “it still hasn’t hit me”. The 21-year-old became the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic titles in the event, after an amazing first run which earned her a score of 94.00, and sent her straight to the top of the podium with nobody topping it. She had fallen to her knees and cried tears of joy at the bottom of the slope after that run, turning to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166592/winter-olympics-us-snowboarder-chloe-kim-says-half-pipe-gold-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166592/winter-olympics-us-snowboarder-chloe-kim-says-half-pipe-gold-still?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:39:59 +0000 Fans of Chinese teen snowboard sensation Su Yiming expressed feelings of anger and resignation after the chief judge at the Beijing Winter Olympics admitted a “Maradona, Hand of God” mistake gave slopestyle gold medal winner Max Parrot a higher score than he deserved. Iztok Sumatic told Whitelines.com, the online “snowboard bible”, that judges failed to pick up a mistake made by Canadian Parrot on his way to scoring 90.96 on his second run on Monday. It was enough to give him the gold over... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166503/winter-olympics-snowboard-judge-admits-maradona-hand-god-error-cost-su?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166503/winter-olympics-snowboard-judge-admits-maradona-hand-god-error-cost-su?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:15:19 +0000 Day 4 of the Olympics provided more golden glory for China, with teen sensation Eileen Gu taking home her first Winter Olympics title in freestyle skiing big air. Now it’s time for Hong Kong to make its bow in Beijing, with skier Audrey King making her Olympic debut in the slalom on Wednesday. Elsewhere, US snowboarding legend Shaun White – who has announced he will retire after these Games – will be hoping for one final hurrah in the half-pipe. You can also expect some fierce competition in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166306/winter-olympics-five-things-watch-day-5-hong-kong-finally-joins-fray?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166306/winter-olympics-five-things-watch-day-5-hong-kong-finally-joins-fray?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:00:16 +0000 As one of the most recognisable winter sports, skiing will ring a familiar bell for many fans watching the Beijing 2022 Games, who may enjoy hitting the slopes on holiday. However, when it comes to competitive skiing, the sport is a whole different ball game. There are seven skiing events at the Winter Olympics, from classics that have been featured since the first Winter Games to contemporary additions with elements borrowed from extreme sports like BMX. Here’s everything you need to know about... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166184/winter-olympics-heres-everything-you-need-know-about-skiing-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166184/winter-olympics-heres-everything-you-need-know-about-skiing-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:45:17 +0000 China’s Su Yiming ultimately took silver in Monday’s snowboard slopestyle final, but it should have been gold after a “glaring judging error” according to a BBC commentator. British expert Ed Leigh pointed out that Canada’s Max Parrot grabbed his knee instead of his board – a key element of a jump – during his frontside 1440 in his second run, where he scored 90.96 points overall. “Double knee grab. Way overscored – like there’s an extra three points in that sector,” Leigh said during the BBC’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166167/winter-olympics-chinas-su-yiming-denied-snowboard-slopestyle-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166167/winter-olympics-chinas-su-yiming-denied-snowboard-slopestyle-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:59:27 +0000 China’s Ren Ziwei claimed his second short-track speedskating gold medal of the Winter Games on Monday night, in a drama-filled men’s 1,000m final. Li Welong won silver, the host nation’s second of the day after Su Yiming’s in snowboard slopestyle. Hungary’s Shaoang Liu finished third, benefiting from his brother’s misfortune; Sandor Liu Shaolin, who actually crossed the line first, was disqualified. The Hungarian might consider himself unfortunate, as Ren appeared to grab him as they both threw... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166163/winter-olympics-china-bag-gold-silver-dramatic-mens-short-track-1000m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166163/winter-olympics-china-bag-gold-silver-dramatic-mens-short-track-1000m?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:56 +0000 Snowboarder Su Yiming could lead a Chinese gold rush after announcing himself on the Olympic stage in style, and the host nation will chase glory on several fronts on Monday. The teenager qualified comfortably for the medal round of the slopestyle, posting a score of 86.80 in his first run on Sunday, and afterwards told Chinese media that he had “fulfilled my dream”. And despite issues surrounding Covid-19 cases in the “closed loop”, political debate over Eileen Gu’s nationality, torch-bearer... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166033/winter-olympics-su-yiming-could-lead-china-gold-rush-hosts-target-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166033/winter-olympics-su-yiming-could-lead-china-gold-rush-hosts-target-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:37:26 +0000 Chinese teen sensation Su Yiming said he fulfilled a dream at the Beijing Olympics after a stunning opening run in the men’s snowboarding slopestyle event on Sunday, putting him top of the standings and favourite for gold. The 17-year-old Olympic debutant recorded a spectacular 86.80 points on his first run, going past his childhood hero, Canada’s Mark McMorris, who recovered from a relatively weak opening effort to score 83.30 on his second run. Su and McMorris are among 12 snowboarders who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166013/winter-olympics-chinas-former-child-actor-su-yiming-fulfils-dream-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3166013/winter-olympics-chinas-former-child-actor-su-yiming-fulfils-dream-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:19:54 +0000 For China’s Gao Min, fish is symbolic of her life as a gold medal-winning Olympic diver. Five fish represent the five continents sending athletes to the Beijing Winter Olympics. A painting of five fish is Gao’s way of welcoming the world to Beijing through art. Speed skater Ye Qiaobo believes bamboo signifies the very basis of life. It is the first stroke of a brush in a Chinese painting and it represents progress. She hopes her bamboo paintings can inspire athletes to go farther at the Beijing... https://www.scmp.com/beijing-winter-olympics-2022/snowboarding/article/3165551/artwork-chinese-olympians-gao-min-and-ye?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/beijing-winter-olympics-2022/snowboarding/article/3165551/artwork-chinese-olympians-gao-min-and-ye?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:15:17 +0000 Defending Olympic women’s half-pipe champion Chloe Kim, one of the stand-out stars of the last Winter Olympics, travels to Beijing with a new perspective and triumphs in all five events since ending a lay-off of nearly two years. The 21-year-old American snowboarder of South Korean heritage has been in stunning form since returning last January after interrupting her career when she broke her right ankle and also attended Princeton University. In a rich vein of form, she says she is raring to... https://www.scmp.com/beijing-winter-olympics-2022/snowboarding/article/3165439/winter-olympics-us-snowboarding-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/beijing-winter-olympics-2022/snowboarding/article/3165439/winter-olympics-us-snowboarding-star?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:15:19 +0000 The first-and-only Chinese snowboarder to win a World Cup big air title, and the first rider on the planet to land 1800s two ways in FIS competition, Su Yiming has been touted as a serious Beijing 2022 Games big air and slopestyle medal hope. Even more impressive is the 17-year-old “snowboarding genius” achieved both feats in the past two months, appearing to be peaking at the perfect time for his Olympics debut. Chinese fans are already in awe of Su’s stint in the sport’s elite tier so far,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3165360/winter-olympics-who-su-yiming-chinas-teen-snowboarding-phenom-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3165360/winter-olympics-who-su-yiming-chinas-teen-snowboarding-phenom-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Jan 2022 03:00:29 +0000 When American snowboarder Red Gerard won gold at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he was just 17 years old and admits he didn’t fully comprehend the gravity of what he had accomplished. “I grew up watching Dew Tour and X Games, not the Olympics,” the 21-year-old, who will look to defend his gold in slopestyle next month in Beijing, said. “I only realised after I won how big a stage it was and how much it would impact my life.” His final run in South Korea, which featured a breathtaking move... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3164733/winter-olympics-us-snowboarder-red-gerard-says-2018-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3164733/winter-olympics-us-snowboarder-red-gerard-says-2018-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:23:14 +0000 Japan’s Sena Tomita thought it was a mistake when they placed the gold medal around her neck. The 22-year-old half-pipe rider won her first Winter X Games title in Aspen, Colorado – the victory secured when the favourite, Maddie Mastro, decided not to take a fourth and final run to try for the win. While Tomita stood at the bottom and looked toward the starting area to watch Mastro, an X Games presenter came to her with the gold medal. Tomita at first waved her off, figuring it must be a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3164432/winter-olympics-japans-sena-tomita-stuns-favourite-maddie-mastro-field?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3164432/winter-olympics-japans-sena-tomita-stuns-favourite-maddie-mastro-field?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:00:27 +0000 Ayumu Hirano landed the triple cork. Scotty James rode away with the win. The calculus on the half-pipe remained hazy as ever on Saturday (Hong Kong time) when James notched his fourth career victory at the Winter X Games even though he did not attempt snowboarding’s most-difficult trick. The question heading into the Olympics is whether it’s even worth it. Monster Energy Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe Podium! 🥇: @scottyjames31 🇦🇺 🥈: Ayumu Hirano 🇯🇵 🥉: Kaishu Hirano 🇯🇵#XGames Aspen 2022... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3164361/winter-x-games-japans-ayumu-hirano-still-searching-key-olympic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3164361/winter-x-games-japans-ayumu-hirano-still-searching-key-olympic?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jan 2022 07:19:11 +0000 Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer is serving her time in quarantine as she prepares to compete at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unvaccinated for Covid-19. The 2014 Olympic parallel giant slalom champion and 2012, 2013 and 2014 World Cup winner in parallel is completing three weeks of quarantine in the Chinese capital and will be able to resume training on the slopes only five days before her event. “My big advantage is that I won’t suffer from jet lag,” she told a video conference. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3164149/winter-olympics-unvaccinated-snowboarder-patrizia-kummer-stays-positive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3164149/winter-olympics-unvaccinated-snowboarder-patrizia-kummer-stays-positive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:35:53 +0000 Shaun White finished third at the Laax Open in Switzerland, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing. White did not try his toughest combination of tricks in Saturday’s final, but his back-to-back 1080s and his signature Double McTwist 1260 were part of an opening run that scored an 84 and was enough for third. White did not try any flips on his second run. The 35-year-old came into the event... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3163574/beijing-2022-shaun-white-makes-podium-laax-all-cementing-his-spot-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3163574/beijing-2022-shaun-white-makes-podium-laax-all-cementing-his-spot-next?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jan 2022 05:17:22 +0000