The men's steeplechase chase hemmeler won the title

On February 10, the men's steeplechase competition for snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end, with Austria's Alessandro Hemmerer winning gold, Canada's Elliott Glendin winning silver, and Italy's Omar Vicentin winning bronze. A total of 32 players participated in the event, and the qualifying race was held at noon, and after the competition, the group was divided into groups of 4 people, for a total of 8 groups. In the afternoon, the knockout round begins, with 4 people in each group starting at the same time, the first two advancing to the next round, and so on, and finally selecting 4 people to advance to the final. In the final, Glendin led the way, but Hemeler's ability to go back was very strong, and he completed the overtaking in the later part of the game to the first place. In the final moments, Glendin sped up with all his might and tried to give it a go, but still lost to Hemmerer at a very slight disadvantage.

Photo by Pan Zhiwang, a reporter of this newspaper

After the game, Hemmerer said: "I was very upset that I didn't reach the final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and there was nothing I could do at that time. But today I won the gold medal and I feel like it's a redemption for me. Alessandro Hemmerer, 28, is currently ranked second in the World Cup table and has won the World Cups in Chongli and Austria this season. Including the 2021/2022 season, he has been ranked in the top 3 of the World Cup overall for seven consecutive seasons, and has been the overall champion of the world cup in the past three seasons, and has been on the World Cup podium 25 times in his career, including 14 times.

(Original title: Snowboard men's obstacle course chase Hemmerer to win the championship)

Source: Beijing Evening News | Reporters Li Yuanfei, Chen Jiakun, and Deng Fangjia

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