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Not another Muay Thai fighter, not another golfer, not an emerging sepak takraw talent — it's a virtually unknown pioneer in an unexpected sport that has got the Thai nation on its feet cheering. All of a sudden, and out of nowhere, Thai skier Paul Henri Vieuxtemps rocked Asian winter sports on its heels, after the French-born freeskier surprisingly landed on the podium at the Harbin Asian Winter Games — the first Thai ever to do so in the continental winter sports gala's 39-year history. In his third and final run in Tuesday's slopestyle final, the 25-year-old scored 85.25 points by stomping a string of tricks off jumps and rails to clinch a bronze medal behind Japanese winner Rai Kasamura and runner-up Ruka Ito, stealing the show at the Yabuli Ski Resort. ▲ Thailand's Paul Henri Vieuxtemps made Asian Winter Games history by claiming bronze in the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle competition on Tuesday, Thailand's first-ever medal at the continental winter sports gala. Photo/
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