China delight home crowd with peerless hat-trick of titles

In what was the final event of the season on Shimao Lotus Mountain, Sun Jiaxu and Xu Mengtao starred as they took men's and women's titles respectively before adding team victory to their collection alongside Wang Xindi.

Sun made it two first-place finishes in as many days as his 123.9 saw him edge ahead of Switzerland's Noe Roth, with Belarus' Anton Kushnir rounding off the podium.

It wasn't enough, however, for the 19-year-old to take overall victory in the discipline, with compatriot Wang's fourth place sealing his top spot for the season.

In the women's competition, Xu wrapped up the overall aerials title with her third win of the year, taking top spot in emphatic style.

Her 101.16 gave her a 7.75-point margin over American skier Ashley Caldwell, with Xu Sicun of China finishing third.

And the Chinese skiers once again asserted their dominance in the team event as the crack trio of Sun, Xu Mengtao and Wang put down three perfect jumps to total 299.06, giving them victory ahead of two teams of compatriots.

Sportsbeat 2019