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Su Yiming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Su.

Su Yiming (Chinese: 苏翊鸣; pinyin: Sū Yìmíng; born 18 February 2004) is a Chinese snowboarder, an Olympic champion and former child actor.[1] By winning the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup Big Air event at Steamboat Ski Resort on 4 December 2021, he became the first Chinese snowboarder to take a World Cup podium position.[2]

Su Yiming
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)
Jilin City, Jilin, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Big air
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Aspen Big air

Su is recognized as the first snowboarder to complete and land the 1980-degree aerial spin successfully.

2022 Winter Olympics edit

He competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics and was the only competitor to achieve an 1800-degree aerial in the men's slopestyle event, winning a silver medal,[3] making him the second Chinese athlete after Liu Jiayu to win an Olympic medal in snowboarding. The silver was controversial however, as confounded fans said Su was "robbed" by the low judging scores in spite of his unprecedented performances, and also due to the judges missing a glaring error made by gold medalist Max Parrot of Canada after judges fail to see him grab his knee rather than his board during the men's slopestyle final.[4] British expert Ed Leigh wrote in the BBC, "The judges have put execution at such a premium that something like that should have cost him two or three points. So the gold has gone wrong there. ... I think Su Yiming actually took the gold there. This is a mistake on the judges' part."[5][6][7][8] Iztok Sumatic, chief judge at the Olympics, admitted that judges failed to pick up on the mistake by Parrot in his second run due to not being given the camera angles of viewers. He also likened it to Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" refereeing mistake.[9] Sumatic also said that after the event he received a call from Su, who said that he respected the judging and was happy with the competition result regardless.[10]However, Parrot acknowledged the error but still felt like he had the most technical run and deserved his gold medal.[11]


At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Su was the only competitor to achieve an 1800-degree aerial in the men's slopestyle event, winning a silver medal,[12] making him the second Chinese athlete after Liu Jiayu to win an Olympic medal in snowboarding.

A week following the slopestyle event, Su won the gold medal in the Big Air event with a score of 182.50 by completing a front-side 1800 and a back-side triple-cork 1800 in his first and second runs respectively, and edging out Mons Røisland who won silver while Max Parrot grabbed the bronze medal.[13] In doing so, 17-year-old Su became the first Chinese to win a gold medal in this event and celebrated his 18th birthday four days later.[14][15][16][17]

Filmography edit

Film edit

TV series edit

  • Tracks in the Snowy Forest (林海雪原, 2017) as Shui An
  • A Splendid Life in Beijing[18] (生逢灿烂的日子, 2017) as Young Guo Xiaohai
  • The Wolf[18] (2020) as Young Zhao Liuye

References edit

  1. ^ Careem, Nazvi (6 February 2022). "China's Su Yiming 'fulfils dream' after stealing the show". South China Morning Post. Reuters. ISSN 1021-6731. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ Sport, SCMP (5 December 2021). "China's Eileen Gu nails historic 1440 on way to World Cup title". South China Morning Post. ISSN 1021-6731. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Yiming SU". Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Canada's Parrot takes slopestyle gold after judging error". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "China's Su Yiming denied gold by 'glaring judging error'". South China Morning Post. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Canada's Parrot takes slopestyle gold after judging error". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Snowboarder Su Yiming Makes History With Controversial Silver Medal". RADII | Stories from the center of China’s youth culture. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Su Yiming 'ROBBED' of gold by judges in Olympic snowboarding event, say fans". meaww.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Su Yiming judge admits making mistake that cost Chinese snowboarder gold". 10 February 2022.
  10. ^ Morse, Ben (15 February 2022). "Su Yiming: Former child actor grabs Beijing 2022 limelight". CNN. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  11. ^ Seiner, Jake (12 February 2022). "'I had the run of the day': McMorris slams scoring in snowboard event won by fellow Canadian Parrot". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Yiming SU". Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. ^ Browne, Ken (17 February 2022). "Su Yiming exclusive: "I'm dreaming, I'm crying like a little kid, I feel so much love"". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022. Snowboard Olympic champion Su Yiming speaks to Olympics.com about a "dream come true" at Beijing 2022, lifelong friend Ailing (Eileen) Gu, his idol Mark McMorris, and how "it's all about the love." Happy birthday Su!
  14. ^ Molski •, Max. "Red Gerard Places Fifth in Snowboard Big Air, Su Yiming Secures Gold". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Canada's Max Parrot wins bronze in men's Big Air snowboarding - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  16. ^ Petri, Alexandra E. (14 February 2022). "Su Yiming of China and Anna Gasser of Austria win golds in snowboarding big air". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ^ STEBBINGS, Peter. "Move Aside Gu, Here Comes Su -- Teenager Wins 'Insane' Games Gold". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022. "This feels insane, it's something I've never experienced before... I can't believe I got this gold," said Su, for whom this was an early birthday present -- he turns 18 on Friday... Su even managed -- for a time at least -- to upstage Californian-born Gu, his Chinese teammate and the unofficial face of the Games.
  18. ^ a b c d McNicol, Andrew (31 January 2022). "Profile. Winter Olympics: who is Su Yiming, China's teen snowboarding phenom and former child actor who trains '320 days a year' and holds multiple world records?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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