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American freeskier Alex Ferreira clinches gold in the men's halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Ferreira scores 93.75 on his final run, completing his Olympic medal collection with gold, silver from Pyeongchang 2018, and bronze from Beijing 2022. At 31, he secures the first gold medal for the U.S. in nearly two weeks of freeskiing and snowboarding at Livigno. Estonia's 19-year-old Henry Sildaru takes silver, just 0.75 points behind Ferreira. Canada's Brendan Mackay snags bronze, bumping American Nick Goepper off the podium in a dramatic finish. Goepper, aiming for his fourth Olympic medal, survives a crash on his last run. South Korea's Lee Seunghun misses the final after a warmup crash. The halfpipe, measuring 220 meters long and 7.2 meters high, showcases thrilling acrobatics from the competitors.
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