Su Yiming won the gold medal in the men's big platform event of snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2008. Three years later, at the Second Youth Conference, he won two gold medals, and showed the talent and psychological quality that only a few top athletes possess.
Su Yimed's appearance has opened the door for this province with weak ice and snow sports, allowing more children to start setting foot on snowboards. A group of 11 or 12-year-old young snowboarders from Shanxi Province have already entered the "14th Winter" competition.