"American freeskier Alex Ferreira won the men's halfpipe final at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Friday to complete his collection of Olympic medals. The 31-year-old Ferreira won with a third and final run worth 93.75 points, adding the gold medal to his silver from Pyeongchang in 2018 and bronze from Beijing in 2022. The Colorado native delivered Team USA their first gold medal in nearly two weeks of freeski or snowboard at the Livigno snow park."
"Brendan Mackay of Canada took the bronze, nudging American Nick Goepper off the podium on the last run of the 11-man final. Ferreira twirled a pole above his head with a flourish upon finishing his medal-clinching run. He then had to watch his final rivals take their last shot before each came up short. Goepper was going for a career fourth Olympic medal, only for Mackay to edge him for third place."
Alex Ferreira, 31, won men's freeski halfpipe gold at Milano Cortina with a final run scored 93.75, completing an Olympic set after silver in Pyeongchang 2018 and bronze in Beijing 2022. The victory provided Team USA its first freeski or snowboard gold at the Livigno snow park in nearly two weeks. Estonia's 19-year-old Henry Sildaru took silver, his third run 0.75 points behind Ferreira. Brendan Mackay of Canada claimed bronze, edging American Nick Goepper off the podium on the last run. Goepper, who switched to halfpipe this cycle after earlier slopestyle medals, crashed on his final run but appeared unhurt. Heavy snow delayed qualifying to Friday; only best of three runs counted.
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