Mack Claims Silver In Inaugural Big Air
Kyle Mack (West Bloomfield, Mich.) claimed the silver medal in inaugural Olympic Winter Games snowboard big air Saturday morning at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center.
“I’m really stoked,” Mack said. “I came in with the mindset of doing my backside triple and my frontside 14, and I did it. To land those two tricks right off the bat, took all the pressure off me, and to walk away with a silver medal today is just mind-blowing.”
Mack posted a total score of 168.75 for his two best jumps, 5.5 points behind the gold medal score of 174.25 for Canada’s Sebastien Toutant. Great Britain's Billy Morgan won the bronze medal with a score of 168.00.
Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colo.) finished fourth, while Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colo.), the gold medalist in snowboard slopestyle earlier in the Games, was fifth.
RESULTS
Men’s Big Air
Kyle Mack is congratulated by teammate Red Gerard after winning the silver medal in the big air at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Getty Images - Al Bello)
Kyle Mack won the silver medal in the inaugural big air event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games Saturday. (Getty Images - Matthias Hangst)
Chris Corning finished fourth in the big air finals at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre Saturday. (Getty Images/AFP - Christof Stache)
