Hey snowboard fans! 🏂 Get ready to hear about an amazing accomplishment in the world of snowboarding!
This weekend, Yang Wenlong from China 🐲 took home his very first Snowboard Big Air World Cup win in Kreischberg, Austria! 🇦🇹
In the thrilling men’s final, 25-year-old Yang started strong with a fantastic trick called the front double cork 1800 🌀, scoring 86.00 points. But he was still behind Japan’s Taiga Hasegawa, the reigning champion. 🇯🇵
Everything changed in the last round! Yang pulled off an incredible backside 1980 🎯, earning a whopping 96.50 points! This sky-high score pushed him past Hasegawa by just 2.25 points. Talk about a close finish! 😮
This victory marks Yang’s first time at the top of the World Cup podium 🥇, and his second time ever standing on it after a third-place finish in Beijing not long ago.
But that’s not all! In the women’s final, Austria’s own Anna Gasser 🎉, a double Olympic gold medalist, claimed her 10th World Cup Big Air victory! At 32, she became the oldest winner ever in FIS Snowboard Park & Pipe history. She said, “This one is very special. The level of the girls is just so great right now, and to still be able to keep up with my younger competitors – it’s such a great time for me.” 💪
Congratulations to Yang Wenlong and Anna Gasser for their amazing achievements! 🏆 Who knows? Maybe one day we’ll see you on the snowboarding podium! 😉
Reference(s):
China's Yang Wenlong claims first Snowboard Big air World Cup win
cgtn.com
