Gray Takes Bronze at Youth Olympic Games 

Kate Gray of the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team, who competes in both halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines, took home a bronze medal in the freeski women’s halfpipe competition at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games. 

Gray, who is representing Team USA in Gangwon, South Korea, is originally from Crowley, California outside of Mammoth Lakes and has made quite the impression so far in her young career. She won both freeski halfpipe and slopestyle in USASA Nationals in Copper in 2023 and also won the freeski halfpipe contest at the Mammoth Rev Tour in 2021 and 2022. Building up to this moment, Gray has found abundant success, now supported even more with a Youth Olympic Games bronze medal. 

"It’s been a long time coming," said Gray. "It’s very satisfying, I wanted to walk away with at least one medal and to get it on the last event and it’s definitely a relief that I finally got up there, it feels good."

Alongside Gray in the freeski halfpipe finals was Piper Arnold of the Sierra at Tahoe Competition Team. Arnold finished the day in fourth place, right off the podium. 

On the men's side, Hunter Maytin of the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club was fifth and Ben Fethke of the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team was sixth. 

RESULTS
Women's halfpipe