US Skier Mac Forehand Wins Olympic Gold

Why it matters

- This silver is Mac Forehand's first Olympic medal; he previously competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, where he finished 11th in big air and 20th in slopestyle. - Forehand's final score was 193.25, just behind gold medalist Tormod Frostad of Norway, who scored 195.50. The bronze medal went to Matej Svancer of Austria. - On his final jump, Forehand landed a "2160-degree nose-butter triple cork," a trick he had just learned the week of the event. - The competition took place at the Livigno Snow Park amidst a snowstorm. - Forehand, who hails from Winhall, Vermont, became the youngest skier to win the overall Slopestyle Crystal Globe in the FIS World Cup at age 17. - This medal marks Team USA's second non-moguls freestyle skiing medal of the 2026 Games. - Forehand's previous accolades include multiple X Games medals, with a gold in big air at Aspen 2023. - The 24-year-old Forehand entered the final with the highest qualifying score.

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• American skier Mac Forehand won the gold medal in the men's big air skiing event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
• - This silver is Mac Forehand's first Olympic medal; he previously competed in the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, where he finished 11th in big air and 20th in slopestyle.
• Forehand's final score was 193.25, just behind gold medalist Tormod Frostad of Norway, who scored 195.50.
• On his final jump, Forehand landed a "2160-degree nose-butter triple cork," a trick he had just learned the week of the event.

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