(Beijing Winter Olympics) Hirano Ayumi won the men's U-shaped pool championship, legendary star Sean White's curtain call
China News Agency, Zhangjiakou, February 11 (Reporter Wang Yu and Chen Lin) The Beijing Winter Olympics snowboard men's U-shaped field skills final kicked off on the 11th in Genting Ski Park.
Japan's Ayumi Hirano scored 96 points in the final round to win the gold, Australia's Scotty James won the silver with 92.50 points, and Switzerland's Jan Scherer won the bronze.
American legend Sean White ranked 4th and missed the medal.
On February 11, Japanese player Hirano Ayumi was in the game.
On the same day, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics snowboard men's U-shaped field skills final was held at Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park.
Japan's Ayumi Hirano won the championship.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
The final is divided into three rounds, and the highest score of the athlete is taken as the final effective score.
In the first round, Hirano Ayumi, who ranked first in the qualifying round, made a mistake and scored 33.75 points.
Sean White finished all the moves without a hitch and scored 72.00.
In the second round, Sean White continued to play steadily and scored 85 points.
Australia's Scotty James scored 92.50 with a perfect set of moves.
Hirano, who then played, scored 91.75 points.
In the third round, which determines the final ownership of the medal, Ayumi Hirano, who finally appeared, was very successful in the final slide.
His wonderful performance also scored a game-high 96 points, reversing the gold.
Sean White, who was on the Olympic stage for the fifth time, made the final jump of his career.
Although he made a mistake and regretted ending the game, he still won applause from the audience.
On February 11, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics snowboard men's U-shaped field skills final was held at Zhangjiakou Yunding Ski Park.
Sean White of the United States was fourth and missed the medal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
After the game, Sean White, holding a snowboard, walked to the mixed mining area.
In the interview, he repeated that skateboarding was the love of his life, and that he had to thank many people along the way.
After finishing his career at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Sean White said with emotion, "I am proud of myself. I have left my long sports career and my beloved snowboard behind me, and I have also left a legacy. ."
At the end of the interview, he met Ayumi Hirano, a Japanese player who had just won the championship. The two legends embraced and blessed each other.
Four years ago, Sean White won the final jump in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and Hirano Ayumi finished runner-up.
Now that the latter has finally achieved his dream and reached the top, he said that he found the strength to challenge from Sean. "He has been trying to break through himself. I am very moved by this. Everything he does is pushing all athletes forward."
Sean White, who walked out of the mixed mining area, came to the competition venue again and took a group photo with his snowboard.
Hearing the shutter sound, he burst into tears again, and then left the arena under the escort of the staff.
On the snow lit by the sun, not only a generation of legendary players was sent away, but also the figure of him and his skis moving towards the next goal.
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