China’s star snowboarder Su Yiming secured a bronze medal in the men’s snowboard big air final at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday, earning China’s first medal of the Games. Japan’s Kira Kimura captured gold, while his compatriot Ryoma Kimata secured silver. Su will return to competition Feb. 16 in the men’s slopestyle qualification. The 21-year-old captivated the world at Beijing 2022 with gold in big air and silver in slopestyle. Also on Saturday, China’s freestyle skiing standout Gu Ailing advanced to today’s women’s freeski slopestyle final