Cai Xuetong Won Bronze Medal in US Open
The U.S. Open Snowboarding Competition was held from February 28 to March 3 at Will Ski Resort in Colorado, USA. In the women's U-site snowboarding final held on the 3rd, Chinese player Cai Xuetong won a bronze medal, which was also Cai Xuetong's sixth medal in major international competitions this season.U.S. player Tracy McGrady scored 84. 5 points.74 points won the championship, while another American, Pingchang Winter Olympics champion Chloe Kim, won the runner-up.
It is understood that the U.S. Open Snowboarding is one of the most important events of the year. Only the top athletes can be invited to participate in the event. The event also brings together the top U-shaped athletes in the world today.This US Open brought together South Korean-American talented young girl Chloe Kim, champion of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, US ace Mastro, Gould and others. The competition was very fierce.Only Liu Jiayu and Cai Xuetong were invited in China.In the preliminaries, Cai Xuetong won the sixth chance to advance to the finals. Liu Jiayu made a mistake and finally won the ninth place. Unfortunately, she missed the finals.
The final will be held on March 3, Beijing time. Unlike the Winter Olympics and the World Cup, the US Open will only have one jump, greatly increasing the chance and intensity of the competition.In the final, Cai Xuetong successfully completed the combination of the forward and reverse 900-degree turns for the first time in the competition, winning 83. 9%.With a high score of 75 points, he finally came in third.Although it was only a bronze medal, Cai Xuetong, who completed the new difficult moves, was still very excited. "This final is definitely the most intense in these years. The girls all fought very hard and were very happy to stand on the podium in such a duel."Cai Xuetong said after the match.