US skier Alex Ferreira wins gold medal in men's free ski halfpipe to end Olympic career

American Alex Ferreira took location a golden medal successful the Olympic freestyle skiing men’s escaped skis halfpipe connected Friday astatine the Livigno Snow Park. 

Ferreira, 31, scored a 93.75 connected his last tally and narrowly edged retired Estonia’s Henry Sildaru, who scored a 93.00, to unafraid the apical spot connected the podium for the archetypal clip successful his career. Canada’s Brendan Mackay earned a bronze medal, scoring a 91.00 successful his last tally to sound American Nick Goepper disconnected the podium. 

Ferreira won a metallic successful this lawsuit successful the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and a bronze medal successful the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Colorado autochthonal said that these Olympic Games were apt to beryllium his past one, according to Olympics.com.

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Alex Ferreira of Team United States competes successful the 2nd tally of the men’s freeski halfpipe last connected time 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Livigno Snow Park successful Livigno, Italy, connected Feb. 20, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Now helium volition caput backmost location with his first-ever golden medal. 

Ferreira has made 16 World Cup podiums and won 7 X Games medals. In 2023-24, helium won each contention helium entered and became the archetypal halfpipe skier to person a cleanable season.

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Alex Ferreira of Team United States competes successful the 2nd tally of the men’s freeski halfpipe last connected time 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Livigno Snow Park successful Livigno, Italy, connected Feb. 20, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ferreira was astir joined by Goepper connected the podium, but Goepper’s quest for a medal was halted aft a harrowing crash, giving Mackay a accidental to scope the podium.

Goepper finished fourth, and American Birk Irving finished fifth. 

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Alex Ferreira of Team United States reacts aft competing successful the 3rd tally of the men’s freeski halfpipe last connected time 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Livigno Snow Park successful Livigno, Italy, connected Feb. 20, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

American Hunter Hess, who was criticized by President Donald Trump pursuing Hess’s arguable remarks astir representing the United States astatine the Olympics nether the existent administration, did not spot and finished successful 10th. 

Ferreira’s golden medal was the 10th for the United States successful the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, tying an American Winter Olympics grounds for astir golden medals won. The United States won 10 golden medals successful the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games. 

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