Harbin, Feb. 8 -- China's Zhang Xiaonan claimed gold in the women's snowboard slopestyle event at the Harbin Asian Winter Games, delivering a dominant performance at Yabuli on Saturday.
The 18-year-old consistently enhanced her performance across three runs.
She took the lead in the first round with 80.75 points, strengthened her position with an 88.75 in the second, and sealed the victory with a near-flawless final run, scoring 95.25 to clinch the gold.
"I was a bit nervous heading into my final run. One of the tricks I added was a 900-degree spin off the first jump. The wind was quite strong today, but the course itself was fine," said Zhang.
"Winning gold at my first Asian Winter Games is an incredible feeling. I'm very happy wit...