Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria reacts during the men's snowboard cross big final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria claimed gold medal of men's snowboard cross at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games here on Thursday.
Canadian Eliot Grondin, who won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships, bagged silver. Four-time Italian national champion Eliot Grondin finished with the bronze medal. ■
Alessandro Haemmerle (L) of Austria and Eliot Grondin (R) of Canada compete during the men's snowboard cross big final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Alessandro Haemmerle (L) of Austria competes during the men's snowboard cross big final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Alessandro Haemmerle (2nd R) of Austria, Eliot Grondin (1st R) of Canada, Omar Visintin (2nd L) of Italy and Julian Lueftner of Austria compete during the men's snowboard cross big final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Alessandro Haemmerle (L) of Austria and Eliot Grondin (R) of Canada compete during the men's snowboard cross big final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Julian Lueftner of Austria (1st R), Tommaso Leoni of Italy (2nd R), Omar Visintin of Italy (2nd L) and Jake Vedder of the United States compete during men's snowboard cross semifinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria (R) and Eliot Grondin of Canada compete during men's snowboard cross semifinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Julian Lueftner of Austria (R) and Jake Vedder of the United States compete during men's snowboard cross quaterfinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Eliot Grondin of Canada competes during men's snowboard cross quaterfinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Omar Visintin of Italy (R), Tommaso Leoni of Italy (L front) and Leo le Ble Jaques of France compete during men's snowboard cross quaterfinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Leo Le Ble Jaques of France competes during the men's snowboard cross seeding at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Lucas Eguibar of Spain competes during the men's snowboard cross seeding at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Lucas Eguibar of Spain competes during the men's snowboard cross seeding at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Daniil Donskikh of ROC competes during the men's snowboard cross seeding at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Omar Visintin (1st R) of Italy and Umito Kirchwehm (1st L) of Germany compete during the men's snowboard cross 1/8 finals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Takahara Yoshiki of Japan competes during the men's snowboard cross seeding at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Takahara Yoshiki (C) of Japan, Hagen Kearney (L) and Nick Baumgartner of the United States compete during the men's snowboard cross 1/8 finals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Kevin Hill of Canada competes during the men's snowboard cross seeding at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Tommaso Leoni of Italy competes during the men's snowboard cross 1/8 finals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Julian Lueftner (2nd R) of Austria and Tommaso Leoni of Italy compete during the men's snowboard cross semifinals at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Merlin Surget of France competes during the men's snowboard cross small final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
(220210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xu Mingfu of China competes during alpine skiing men's alpine combined at the National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Merlin Surget of France celebrates during the men's snowboard cross small final at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
