LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Thomas Lambert and Renato Ulrich of Switzerland topped the men’s field and Mengtao Xu claimed her second gold medal in two nights to lead another Chinese sweep of the women’s podium in World Cup aerials competition on Saturday.
Lambert finished with 119.4 points at the Olympic Jumping Complex, just ahead of Ulrich’s 116.48 total. Petr Medulich of Russia took the bronze with 104.49 points.
Xu finished with 96.58 points to edge Shuang Cheng’s total of 94.47 points. Fanyu Kong took the bronze with 82.94 points.
Dylan Ferguson and Emily Cook each finished eighth for the U.S. team.
