Winter Olympics Medal Table: China Ranks Seventh, Su Yiming Wins Bronze in Men's Snowboard Big Air, Eileen Gu Advances to Finals

On February 8th Beijing time, the Milan Winter Olympics proceeded as scheduled, with the first competition day concluding yesterday afternoon and early this morning. The Chinese team participated in many events, achieving a decent performance. We also celebrated the first medal of this edition, as Su Yiming claimed bronze in the men's snowboard big air. Additionally, despite a major mistake on her first jump, Eileen Gu made a strong comeback to reach the finals, fully determined to compete for the gold medal!

In the highly anticipated women's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifiers, the competition was fierce, with only two rounds and the best single run score determining the ranking. Chinese star Eileen Gu, a strong gold medal contender, had a rough start with a serious error and a heavy fall on her first run. Fortunately, she was unharmed but scored a low 1.26 points, increasing the pressure for her second run. Fortunately, Eileen rose to the occasion, delivering a flawless performance scoring 75.30 points, ranking second in the qualifiers and advancing to the finals. She truly showed great composure, keeping China’s hopes for gold alive. Alongside her, two other Chinese athletes also qualified!

On the first competition day, we had our sole gold medal prospect in the men's snowboard big air event, where we have the defending champion Su Yiming. However, the pressure was immense, as this event is highly unpredictable and defending the title is extremely challenging, with performance on the day being crucial. Moreover, four Japanese athletes in the final posed strong competition for the gold. After three jumps with the best two scores counted, Su Yiming lost points due to a fall on his 1980 trick and ultimately finished third, earning a valuable bronze medal. The gold and silver were claimed by Japanese competitors who executed higher quality tricks!

Additionally, five gold medals were awarded on the first day, claimed by five countries: Japan, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. China currently holds one bronze, placing seventh on the medal table. Today marks the second day of competition, and we look forward to more exciting events unfolding!

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