CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Walter Wallberg of Sweden received the freestyle snowboarding males’s moguls gold on the Beijing Winter Olympics right here on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Wallberg scored 83.23 factors from a mixture of time, air and turns, changing into the primary Swedish moguls skier to win a medal on the Winter Games.
Defending champion Mikael Kingsbury of Canada took silver in 82.18, and Ikuma Horishima of Japan had bronze in 81.48.
Wallberg completed third behind Horishima and Kingsbury within the remaining World Cup earlier than Beijing 2022 in Deer Valley, the United States, and he was blissful to return on high of the rostrum this time.
“Of course there was extra pressure, but I asked myself trying to do my thing, and it worked out well, so I’m super happy,” stated Wallberg.
Winning back-to-back world championships from 2019 to 2021, Kingsbury was anticipated so as to add one other males’s moguls gold for Canada, whose skiers have received the occasion for 3 consecutive editions. But including a silver to his assortment was additionally satisfying for the “King of Moguls.”
“This is my third Olympic Games and I’ve had three medals. It’s awesome,” stated Kingsbury, who has received six of the 9 World Cups this season.
“I did what I wanted in the last round. I could be faster. We have to wait four years for the one-day event, it comes with a lot of pressure, but I’m just proud of the way I’ve done with pressure.”