Who Is Su Yiming? He is the first and only Chinese snowboarder to win a world cup air title. Here is everything about his professional and personal life.
Su Yiming is the first rider on the planet to land the 1800s two ways in FIS competition, he has been touted as a serious Beijing 2022 Games big air and slopestyle medal hope.
Furthermore, the 17 years old snowboarding genius has achieved both feats in the past two months, appearing to be peaking at the perfect time for his Olympics debut.
Well, the Chinese fans are already in awe of Su’s stint in the sport’s elite tier so far, which started with winning gold in his first-ever FIS big air event in South Korea in 2019.
Su Yiming Snowboard Parents: Father Su Qun & Mother Li Lei
Su Yiming was born on February 18, 2004, in Jilin City, Jilin Province, to snowboarding-loving parents Su Qun and Li Lei. Therefore, he recalls his parents who took him to his first snowboarding class aged four only.
According to the source, he has many times explained that where he is now is all because of his parents. He also believed that without them he is nothing.
The very first time when he was taking to snowboarding by his parents he feels love at first sight moment. Riding goofy, he began to show promise on the slopes within three years.
Apart from that, there is no further information about his parents to any of the mainstream. Su Yiming started skiing at age of 4 and was sponsored by the well-known snowboard brand Burton at the age of 7.
At the age of 12, Su was already among the top domestic snowboarders, and later at the age of 13, he was selected for the Chinese national team.
Su Yiming Parents Age Gap & Family Details
As of now, Su Yiming hasn’t disclosed any details of his parents to the public. Besides his successful career, it seems like he loves to keep his personal details far from the public.
Therefore, Su decided to pursue a professional snowboarding career and began dreaming of an Olympic Games spot in the past year.
He is coached by Japanese veteran rider Yasuhiro Sato, who also overseas 20-year-old World Cup gold medallist and X Games silver medallist prodigy Leila Iwabuchi.
Well, he can be seen speaking Japanese in Sato’s Vlogs. Joining such a high-level company required serious physical and mental demands, which initially led to failed jumps and struggles with consistency in his opening events.
Su Yiming Net Worth: How Much Does He Earn?
As for his imminent Olympics debut, Su Yiming has written on his Weibo that he has “never been the kind of person who is willing to focus on one thing but because it is being held in Beijing.
According to his successful career, he has e whooping source of income which he hasn’t disclosed yet to the public.
As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $550,000 approximately which is a good earning at such a young age that he has many more to go in the future.