Su Yiming thanked by his Japanese coach

Yasuhiro Sato, Su Yiming's coach, thanked his champion-winning protege in social media: " The past four years have been extraordinarily hard, and Su Yiming and I gave everything we had. At the moment of victory, emotions flooded in from all directions. Yet it was the embraces and congratulations from our rivals, athletes from other nations, and staff members that helped me truly understand the most precious meaning of the Olympic spirit. Thank you, Su Yiming. Thank you, all my most cherished snowboarding companions. And thank you, snowboarding itself.

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