American Olympian Alex Hall notches silver medal in men’s freeski slopestyle

American skier Alex Hall added to Team USA’s medal number connected Tuesday astatine the Winter Olympics arsenic helium picked up a metallic successful the men’s freeski slopestyle event.

The contention was stiff arsenic Hall looked to support the golden medal helium won successful the 2022 Beijing Games. Men’s slopestyle had been an lawsuit that the U.S. had dominated since it was introduced into the Olympics successful 2014 and thing little than a bronze mightiness person been looked astatine arsenic a failure.

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Silver medalist Alex Hall holds an American emblem aft the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals astatine the Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Hall didn’t fto it get to that point. He had a pugnacious archetypal run, lone scoring a 52.65. In the 2nd run, helium performed epically and scored an 85.75. He needed to spell supra and beyond successful the 3rd run, but helium slipped and wasn’t capable to bushed his people from the 2nd run.

However, the 85.75 was his champion and capable to instrumentality location the metallic medal.

Alex Hall aft falling during the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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Norway’s Birk Ruud won the golden medal successful the event. He had a people of 86.28, which helium recorded during his archetypal run. New Zealand’s Luca Harrington was astir cleanable connected his 3rd tally and was capable to scoot by Switzerland’s Andri Ragettli for the bronze medal.

Hall’s metallic medal was the 2nd connected the time for Team USA, pursuing Ben Ogden successful cross-country skiing.

From left, metallic medalist Alex Hall, golden medalist Birk Ruud and bronze medalist Luca Harrington clasp flags aft the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals astatine the Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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It was Hall’s 2nd medal of his Olympic career. He finished amended than helium did astatine the World Championships successful 2025, wherever helium won bronze successful the event.

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