The child actor-turned-snowboard prodigy won gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle, while Team USA's Jake Canter took bronze.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks. So close to winning China its first gold at the Milan Cortina Games, he still had a long wait to endure.

The men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Livigno Snow Park.

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Can’t tell a Melon from a Method grab? No worries. The snnowboarders and freeskiers will, for sure, be speaking a language all their own when they hit the hill in Livigno for two weeks of halfpipe riding,

Livigno is nicknamed “Little Tibet” for its historic isolation and the snow-clad peaks that surround it. This village near the Swiss border has had sales tax exemptions since medieval times, which allowed the impoverished, cut-off area to bring in goods.

Danika Mason, a sports reporter with Australia’s Channel Nine who is reporting on location this week from the Winter Olympics, appeared to deliver a segment while intoxicated in the early hours Thursday morning.

Canada's Mark McMorris crashes during the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Norway's Mons Roisland crashes during the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.