Hall Leads 1-2 US Finish In Olympic Ski Slopestyle Event
Feb 15, 2022, 8:49 PM
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16: Gold medallist Alexander Hall of Team United States (C), Silver medallist Nicholas Goepper of Team United States (L) and Bronze medallist Jesper Tjader of Team Sweden (R) celebrate during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Slopestyle Final flower ceremony on Day 12 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 16, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China.
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyler skier Alex Hall led a 1-2 American finish in the men’s Olympic slopestyle competition with a trick on his first run where he stopped his rotation midair and turned in the other direction before softly landing.
Hall’s opening run drew a score of 90.01.
GOLD for @teamusa’s Alex Hall!🥇
The 23-year old put down a massive run to capture a gold medal in men's freeski slopestyle! #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/NaDTPuMO5F
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 16, 2022
His teammate Nick Goepper turned in a creative run on his second pass to earn silver.
Jesper Tjader of Sweden took home bronze. The Americans have now captured six of nine Olympic medals since the event made its debut in 2014.
Goepper has three of them, adding silver to his silver from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and bronze from the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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