Recently, the news that China's freestyle skiing aerial team swept the men's and women's individual and team gold medals at the World Cup has drawn attention from the outside world. At the 2025 Freestyle Skiing Aerial World Cup team competition held in Lake Placid, USA, China sent Xu Mengtao, Li Xinpeng, and Sun Jiawen to participate. The three athletes eventually won the championship with a score of 328.41 points. Prior to this, Sun Jiawen won the men's individual final with a score of 136.17 points, while Xu Mengtao, the Olympic champion in the women's individual final, performed outstandingly and won the first championship of the new season with a score of 95.52 points. As a result, China successfully swept all the gold medals at this event.
Netizens have left messages saying, "Congratulations to the Chinese team! The freestyle skiing aerial skills are still as strong as ever." "Xu Mengtao is still sharp, looking forward to the Milan Winter Olympics!" In this Olympic cycle, the Chinese freestyle skiing aerial team has integrated many fresh faces into the men's singles and women's singles events, coupled with the return of veteran Xu Mengtao, the team's goal is to strive to write history again at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Qi Guangpu won the gold medal in the men's individual event, while Xu Mengtao broke through in the women's individual event and won her first Olympic gold medal in her career.
If there was any regret from the Beijing Olympics, it must be the mixed team event. At that time, the home team China was considered by outsiders to be the biggest favorite to win the championship. In the final, China ranked first in the first few jumps. However, veteran Jia Zongyang made a mistake in a crucial jump, causing China to hand over the gold medal. Although the team won 2 gold medals at this Winter Olympics, the loss in the team final still made the athletes' Olympic journey incomplete. Focusing on the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, the Chinese freestyle skiing aerial team welcomed its strongest lineup this season.
In the previous freestyle skiing aerial World Cup China station competition, China's overall performance was average, winning only 1 silver and 1 bronze. In the women's event, Kong Fanyu won the runner-up with a score of 81.42 points, while Xu Mengtao, who returned, failed to enter the final six. In the men's event, Li Tianma won the bronze medal with a score of 121.68 points, and Olympic champion Qi Guangpu ranked sixth. After adjustments, the Chinese army set foot on the American station of the freestyle skiing aerial World Cup. In the men's group competition, five Chinese players advanced to the final.
In the end, Sun Jiawen won the championship with a score of 136.17 points, and another Chinese player Li Xinpeng won the bronze medal with a score of 118.10 points. In the women's individual final, veteran Xu Mengtao mobilized an excellent state and finally completed a move with a difficulty coefficient of 3.525 with a score of 95.52 points, winning her first World Cup championship of the new season. In the mixed team final, China sent Xu Mengtao, Li Xinpeng, and Sun Jiawen to participate. After fierce competition, China won the gold medal with a score of 328.41 points, successfully sweeping all three gold medals at this event, and both Xu Mengtao and Sun Jiawen became double champions of this competition!
(Robin)