HARBIN, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — China’s Zhang Xiaonan claimed gold within the girls’s snowboard slopestyle occasion on the Harbin Asian Winter Games, delivering a dominant efficiency at Yabuli on Saturday.
The 18-year-old constantly enhanced her efficiency throughout three runs. She took the lead within the first spherical with 80.75 factors, strengthened her place with an 88.75 within the second, and sealed the victory with a near-flawless ultimate run, scoring 95.25 to clinch the gold.
“I was a bit nervous heading into my final run. One of the tricks I added was a 900-degree spin off the first jump. The wind was quite strong today, but the course itself was fine,” mentioned Zhang.
“Winning gold at my first Asian Winter Games is an incredible feeling. I’m very happy with my performance because my goal coming in was to win,” she added. “I will also compete in the big air event and will give my all to go for another gold.”
China’s Xiong Shirui secured the silver medal with 75.25 factors, whereas 15-year-old Japanese newcomer Himari Ishii took bronze with a rating of 69.50.