"It's a whole lot better than no medal at all," Wise told reporters after the final.Īlex Ferreira of the United States, who took the bronze with his best run score of 86.75, said it was a "super difficult" final despite having prepared for bad weather conditions. Wise, who won gold in the halfpipe at both the Pyeongchang and Sochi Games, took silver with 90.75 after the American was unable to beat the New Zealander in his final run. But I stomped what I knew and tried my best and left everything out there," the 20-year-old said, noting that Saturday was the coldest day this season. It was very slow and it was quite challenging. "The weather conditions were tough today. I still can't really believe it," said Porteous, who won bronze at Pyeongchang four years ago. "I'm so, so happy and I'm currently over the moon. ZHANGJIAKOU, China: Facing gusts of freezing wind, Nico Porteous won in the freeski halfpipe final at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday (Feb 19), as members of New Zealand's team broke into a traditional haka to celebrate the country's first men's gold at the Winter Games.ĭefending champion David Wise of the United States settled for silver.Ĭhasing Wise's lead in the first run Porteous landed massive back-to-back 1620s to earn his best score of 93 in his opening run, making four-and-a-half revolutions in the air.
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