Su Yiming & Mari Fukada Shine in Snowboarding Slopestyle Finals
China’s Su Yiming and Japan’s Mari Fukada were the stars of the snowboard slopestyle finals on Wednesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, each claiming gold in their respective events with standout performances at the Livigno Snow Park. If that weren’t special enough, it all happened on Su’s 22nd birthday.
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On a memorable day, both personally and nationally, Su Yiming captured the men’s snowboard slopestyle gold medal on the very day he turned 22. His first‑run score of 82.41 points proved unbeatable, earning him China’s first gold medal of the Milano‑Cortina Games.
Japan’s Taiga Hasegawa claimed silver with 82.13, narrowly trailing Su, while Jake Canter of the United States took bronze in a breakthrough Olympic result for the young American rider.
Building On Earlier Bronze Medal
Su’s win marked his second podium finish of these Games (he previously took bronze in the men’s big air) and was a symbolic moment after finishing slopestyle silver at Beijing 2022. Overcome with emotion, he celebrated alongside teammates, family and coaches amid the festive atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
This win means more than adding another medal to the tally. It’s a statement about how far China’s snowboarding program has genuinely come. After years of getting close on the Olympic stage without quite getting there, Su finally delivered when it mattered most, reading the course, handling the pressure, and showing the younger riders coming through exactly what’s possible at this level.
The celebrations weren’t just about the gold itself. They were about what it signals for Su going into the rest of the Games and what it says about where this program is headed.
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