China News Service, Beijing, February 4 (Reporter Xing Rui) On the 4th, Beijing time, the X GAMES CHINA 2023-2024 Ski Tour Finals came to an end. The Beijing Winter Olympics champion and Chinese player Su Yiming performed steadily and finally won the championship easily with a score of 97.33 points in the second round.

  X GAMES CHINA social media screenshots

  X GAMES CHINA is the official skiing event in China specially designed by the top extreme sports event IP "X GAMES World Extreme Games". According to the rules, previous X GAMES CHINA Ski Tour annual champions can directly participate in any annual finals. As the annual champion of the X GAMES CHINA 2022 Ski Tour Finals, Su Yiming is qualified to participate in this year's finals.

  On the 3rd, the preliminaries of this competition officially started at Beidahu Ski Resort. Su Yiming was the first to play, and ultimately ranked first in the preliminaries with 95 points to advance. In today's final, Su Yiming's score reached a new high, with 97.33 points being the highest score in this tournament.

  This is Su Yiming's first championship in 2024, and also his first time on the top podium after being injured last month.

  Screenshots of Su Yiming’s social media

  At the end of January, Su Yiming updated social media and stated that he would miss this year's Xgames (World Extreme Games) competition.

  "I sprained my ankle about three weeks ago and despite my best efforts to recover, unfortunately I still can't skate. Best wishes to all the players and thank you to Xgames for the invitation. See you next year."

  This is not the first time Su Yiming has been injured in his career. Before the Beijing Winter Olympics, Su Yiming was troubled by injuries. He once recalled: "I have suffered serious skiing injuries. When I challenge some new moves, there are definitely risks."

  During a diving training session, Su Yiming accidentally fell and fractured his calf. He once said that the most difficult thing about experiencing an injury is not the physical recovery, but overcoming the psychological fear caused by the injury.

  Su Yiming (data photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tomita)

  Whether faced with physical pain or psychological pressure, Su Yiming chose to persevere. After surviving the low period of injury, Su Yiming quickly began to realize his talent. He continued to earn Olympic points in various competitions, and finally qualified for the men's slopestyle and big platform competitions in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

  In his first trip to the Winter Olympics, Su Yiming handed over a perfect answer of 1 gold and 1 silver. After the Beijing Winter Olympics, Su Yiming, who mainly took a break, did not participate in official FIS events for a long time. But he is keen on breaking through himself and is still challenging the limits.

  Su Yiming is in the game. (File photo taken by China News Service reporter Tomita)

  From the bronze medal at the 2023 World Extreme Games to the two-time X GAMES CHINA Ski Tour Finals champion, Su Yiming continues to challenge new difficult movements, and his competitive level has been improved compared to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

  At the 2023-2024 FIS Snowboard and Freestyle Ski Big Jump World Cup at the end of last year, Su Yiming withstood the impact of many experts in the men's snowboard big jump finals, relying on the 1980 with a forward turn in the second round. Action scored 95.50 points and secured the first championship of the new season.

  As the new season schedule progresses, Su Yiming will also appear in the 14th winter competition. He will represent the Shanxi team to compete in the snowboarding U-shaped field, big platform, and slope obstacle events. (over)