Chinese skiers pocketed two gold medals on Sunday at the second stop of the 2009-2010 Freestyle FIS World Cup in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, with Jia Zongyang taking the men's gold and Xu Mengtao the women's.
World silver medalist Xu Mengtao (middle) led a clean sweep in the women's competition, edging out teammate and World Cup frontrunner Guo Xinxin (left) and Zhang Xin (right) at the second stop of the 2009-2010 Freestyle FIS World Cup in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, on Sunday.[Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]
Chinese skiers pocketed two gold medals on Sunday at the second stop of the 2009-2010 Freestyle FIS World Cup in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, with Jia Zongyang taking the men's gold and Xu Mengtao the women's.
Their teammates also dominated in all categories at the event, ceding only one medal, a men's bronze, to Kushnir Anton from Belarus.
With the Vancouver Winter Olympics less than two months away, the World Cup aerials are considered an important chance for freestyle skiers to qualify and warm up for the event.
Jia Zongyang (middle) stands on the award podium with a gold medal at the men's competition, and his teammate Qi Guangpu (left) takes a silver medal. Current World Cup leader Belarus' Anton Kushnir (right) wins bronze.[Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]
A skier soars through the sky after taking off from a kicker at the second stop of the 2009-2010 Freestyle FIS World Cup in Changchun, Jilin province, on Sunday.[Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]
