Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong claims career first world cup gold in Austria

KREISCHBERG, Austria, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong won his first-ever FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup victory on Saturday night, narrowly edging out Japan's Hasegawa Taiga.

In the men's event, Yang scored a total of 182.5 points, surpassing Hasegawa's 180.25 points to claim gold. Hasegawa's compatriot Kimura Kira rounded out the podium in third place with a score of 168.75.

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