Martin Noerl of Germany competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Gao Dali of China competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Gao Dali of China competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Nathan Pare of the United States competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Theodore McLemore of the United States competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Niels Conradt of Germany competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Gao Dali of China competes during the men's qualification of the FIS snowboard cross world cup 2026 at Shenyang Dongbeiya International Ski in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)