PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Norway's Oystein Braaten captured the gold medal in Olympic ski slopestyle Sunday, far outdistancing American Gus Kenworthy, who failed to land any of his three runs and came in last.
The 22-year-old Braaten edged out American Nick Goepper, who added a silver medal to the bronze he won four years ago in Sochi.
Goepper attended Windells Academy in Oregon as a teenager and credits learning many of his skills there.
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand took the bronze.
The buzz for this event swirled around Kenworthy, who came out as gay about two years after capturing the silver medal in Russia. He has since become a strong, steady voice in the LGBT community.
With family and boyfriend Matt Wilkas watching in the crowd, Kenworthy bobbled all three runs in the finals. After the last one, he shrugged, shook his head and said "It's OK," to the TV cameras before walking off the course.
