US Teen Wins Slopestyle Gold: ‘It Was Awesome’

A teenager has won the first U.S. medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and it’s gold. Seventeen-year-old Red Gerard, from Silverthorne, Colorado, in his debut Olympics, won the men’s slopestyle snowboarding competition. “My emotions are crazy,” he said after winning. “I was just so happy to land the run and to make it to the podium ... I’m so excited.” In his final run Sunday, Gerard triumphed over Canadians Max Parrot, who won the silver and Mark McMorris, who won a second bronze...

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