Chinese riders Sun Sibei, Sun Jiaqi, and Deng Yawen took the top three spots in the women's BMX freestyle park preliminaries at the ongoing Olympic Qualifier Series this Friday. Their outstanding performances have positioned China as strong contenders in the upcoming Olympics.
19-year-old Sun Sibei led the pack with an impressive score of 87.40 points, closely followed by Sun Jiaqi with 86.70 points and Deng Yawen with 85.40 points. Their Venezuelan coach, Daniel Dhers, who is also competing in Shanghai, secured the 12th spot in the men's event, maintaining his Olympic aspirations.
\"They have been super, super hot, super strong. And you know today, all of them held it together, they put on phenomenal runs. It was super fun to watch them ride,\" praised World Champion Hannah Roberts from the U.S.
In the men's BMX freestyle, American Marcus Christopher topped the event with 89.07 points, followed by Britain's Wayne Dylan Hessey with 87.29 points and Australia's Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Martin Logan with 86.83 points. China's Hai Yang finished 20th and did not advance.
In the sport climbing speed events, China's Wu Peng led the men's preliminaries with a time of 4.94 seconds. In the women's draw, Niu Di, Wang Shengyan, Zhang Shaoqin, and Zhou Yafei advanced, with Zhou finishing second behind Poland's Aleksandra Kalucka.
Additionally, Chinese climbers Luo Zhilu and Pan Yufei secured their spots in the Boulder & Lead semi-finals after finishing 6th and 11th in the women's and men's qualifications, respectively. Reigning Olympic champion Alberto Gines Lopez from Spain topped the men's event.
In women's skateboarding street qualifying, China's 14-year-old Asian Games champion Cui Chenxi secured fifth place with 79.76 points to reach the semi-finals, alongside teammates Zhu Yuanling, Zhang Yan, and Zeng Wenhui. Australian skateboarder Keefer Wilson led the men's park qualification with 84.69 points, followed by USA's Jagger Eaton.
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Chinese riders top women's BMX freestyle at Olympic Qualifier Series
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