A Journey from Snowboarding Boy to Olympic Champion | Yiming SU | TEDxCEIBS

Olympic snowboard champion Su Yiming shares his journey from child actor to elite winter sports athlete. He talks about building confidence through rigorous training, navigating post-Olympic emptiness, and how passion, trust and faith empower young people to overcome uncertainty and chase their dreams. Su Yiming is a Chinese Olympic snowboarding champion and one of the most influential young athletes in winter sports. From child actor to world-class snowboarder, his journey reflects a rare courage to trust his passion and redefine what is possible. After winning gold in big air and silver in slopestyle at Beijing 2022, he went on to claim slopestyle gold and big air bronze at Milano Cortina 2026, bringing China its first gold medal of the Games. Su represents a new generation shaped by discipline, self-belief, and the courage to carve its own path. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx