China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish

Each finalist takes three attempts with the combined score of his two best runs counting for the rankings.

"I am really excited to finally execute my tricks the way I wanted in an official competition at the World Cup," said Yang, who landed two tricks both involving 1800-degree rotations in his first two runs to secure a podium finish.

"In a lot of previous competitions, I was too nervous to land the tricks that I'd completed in training runs. Tonight, I just carried a very good momentum from the qualification rounds to the final and I enjoyed it so much to compete against the world's best at such a world-top venue.

"I am so happy but at the same time I won't get carried away by a medal tonight. I will try to maintain my good form and keep pushing with my feet on the ground for the 2026 Olympics," said Yang.