# ‘I see two gold medals’
[Lee Chae-woon,](https://richiest.xyz/2023/07/applying-for-the-kbo-draft-going-to-the-u-s-jang-hyun-seoks-worries-after-talented-performance/) Korea's leading snowboarder, is showing off his spectacular performance in the men's halfpipe preliminaries held at the Welli Hilli Park Ski Resort in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do on the 1st. Lee Chae-woon (18, Surigo High School), known as a 'snowboarding genius', announced his prospects for becoming the first Korean athlete to win two gold medals at the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games (Gangwon 2024). Lee Chae-woon ranked first out of 16 people with 89.50 points in the men's snowboard halfpipe preliminaries held at the Welli Hilli Park Ski Resort in Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do on the 1st. Halfpipe is a sport that performs tricks on a slope using a structure that looks like a pipe cut in half. After two matches in the preliminaries, the top 10 players, based on their higher scores, advance to the finals. Lee Chae-woon, who scored 86.00 points in the first run, showed flawless performance in the second run and raised his score to 89.50 points. Second place was [Yamada Ryusei](https://richiest.xyz/2023/07/hwang-sun-woo-placed-3rd-and-lee-ho-joon-placed-6th-teamed-up-for-the-200-freestyle-final-first-win-for-korea/) (Japan, 85.75 points), and third place was Alessandro Barbieri (USA, 84.00 points). Lee Chae-woon will challenge for the gold medal in the finals starting at 3 PM on this day. In the finals, rankings are determined by the highest score after three rounds of driving. Lee Chae-woon, who previously won a gold medal in slopestyle, did not compete in the big air event but adjusted his condition to prepare for his main event, the halfpipe event. If Lee Chae-woon wins the gold medal, he will become the first Korean athlete to win two gold medals in this competition. Depending on the results of Kim Hyun-gyeom (Han Advertising), who competed in the figure skating team event on the same day, Lee Chae-woon may become the only athlete to win two gold medals. Meanwhile,[ Lee Ji-oh ](https://richiest.xyz/2023/07/celtic-officially-announce-yangs-five-year-deal-hell-be-a-great-addition/)(Yangpyeong Middle School), who participated with Lee Chae-woon, scored 73.00 points and advanced to the finals in 6th place overall. Choi Seo-woo (Incheon Yonghyeon Girls' Middle School), who competed in the women's halfpipe, also secured a ticket to the finals in 10th place. Heo Young-hyeon (Maehol Middle School), who also competed, placed 15th and failed to advance to the finals. [토토](https://www.sportstotomen.com)