Flynn, Oliver Silver in Youth Olympic Games Snowboard Big Air
Both Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team pro team rider Rebecca Flynn and Oliver Martin of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail stepped on the Youth Olympic Games podium in Gangwon, South Korea, taking the silver medal in big air.
"I’m happy to get on the podium for this because that was my goal," said Flynn. “I just wanted to land two clean runs and I think I put that down.”
Flynn finished behind Yura Murase of Japan, who won gold. Lucia Georgalli of New Zealand was third for the bronze medal.
Martin, who hails from Colorado, was also stoked about his medal. “Today was amazing for me. I had a good sleep and everything kind of faded out,” he said. “It all went my way today, so I am really happy about that. It is super awesome. I know I could have done better, but it’s really awesome to get on the podium.”
Eli Bouchard of Canada won the gold for the men with Campbell Melville Ives bronze.
Rounding out Team USA, Brooklyn DePriest of the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team was eighth for the men and Olivia Lisle, also of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, was 19th.
Rebecca Flynn
Rebecca Flynn is a snowboarder from Victoria, Minnesota and is in her third year on the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team. In her competitive career, Rebecca has earned a first place in the NorAm Cup, along with three more top-three results at the Revolution Tours at Copper, Aspen and at Canada's Sun Peaks respectively. At the Junior World Championships, Rebecca has shown her dominance and landed in the top 10 three times, most recently at the 2023 Junior World Championships in New Zealand.