At the FIS World Cup in Laax, Switzerland, China's Olympic gold medalists Su Yiming and Gu Ailing successfully advanced through the qualifying rounds on Wednesday.
In the second slopestyle event of the season, approximately 100 snowboarders competed fiercely. The 20-year-old Su, who secured a silver medal in this event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, delivered an impressive performance by finishing sixth in Heat One with 70.47 points, earning him a spot in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, in the women's freeski slopestyle qualifying round, double Olympic champion Gu Ailing dominated the competition, scoring 78.20 points to secure her place in the final.
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Su, Gu get past qualifying rounds at Slopestyle World Cup in Laax
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