Su Yiming earns China's 1st medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air(1/3)

Su Yiming of China competes at the Men's Snowboard Big Air at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Fu Tian)

Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games with 168.50 points on Feb. 7, 2026, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty.

Su Yiming of China competes at the Men's Snowboard Big Air at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Fu Tian)

Su Yiming of China poses for a photo during the awarding ceremony of the Men's Snowboard Big Air at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Fu Tian)