On February 11, the stars shone brightly in the final of the men's u-shaped pool for snowboarding. Legendary American star Sean White, two-time Winter Olympics silver medalist Japan's Hirano Bumon, the world's no. 1 Japanese star Yuto Totsuka, Australia's Scotty James and others launched an attack on this gold medal with super high gold content.
The race went through ups and downs.
In the first round, the above four title-winning favourites all made mistakes to varying degrees. Sean Wai, who finished 4th in qualifying, performed relatively well, scoring 72 points; Yuto Totsuka, who finished 3rd in qualifying, had only 62 points; Scotty James, who ranked 2nd in qualifying, scored 16.5 points; and Hirano Buyu, who ranked 1st in qualifying, scored 33.75 points.
In the second round, the game reached its climax. First, Sean White scored 85 points, and Tozuka Yusuke only scored 69.75 points, Scotty James completed a wonderful set, brushing out 92.5 points, Hirano Bumon was equally wonderful, turning the difficult action smooth, but unfortunately the referee only scored 91.75 points.
In the third round, the decisive moment is even more exciting. Five Dynasties Elder Sean White made a mistake and burst into tears after the game; Totsuka Yuto still failed, scoring only 26.5 points, ranking third from the bottom of the final; Scotty James made a mistake and waited for Hirano's performance; Hirano perfectly completed the full set of moves, scored a staggering 96 points, and won the championship!
As a result, three-time champion Sean White of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang ended in fourth place, and won the same place in Beijing as the legend of the figure skating field, Yu Sheng. The veteran born in 1986, whether he will stick to it is worth looking forward to.
At only 1 meter 6 tall, Hirano finally fulfilled his dream of winning the Winter Olympics, a superstar who won numerous championships in other competitions but only finished second in Sochi in 2014 and Pyeongchang in 2018, conquering the referee with impeccable performance. After winning the championship, Hirano's walking dream seemed very calm, just like his calm atmosphere on the field.
Scotty James, although finished as runners-up, is clearly loved by the referees for his style. In this sport of stylization, he undoubtedly has an innate advantage, and in the future he will have the opportunity to take over the mantle of Sean White and fight against a group of Japanese "difficult monsters".
——Pay attention to the small fish and feel the temperature of sports!