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American Alex Ferreira took home a gold medal in the men’s Olympic freestyle skiing halfpipe on Friday at Livigno Snow Park.
Ferreira, 31, scored 93.75 in his final run, narrowly edging out Estonian Henry Sildaru, who scored 93.00, to secure the top spot on the podium for the first time in his career. Canadian Brendan Mackay earned a bronze medal, scoring 91.00 in his final run to knock American Nick Goepper off the podium.
Ferreira won a silver in this event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Colorado native said these Olympics would likely be his last, according to Olympics.com.
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Team USA’s Alex Ferreira competes in the second run of the men’s freeski halfpipe final on Day 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Now he will return home with his first gold medal.
Ferreira has achieved 16 World Cup podiums and won seven X Games medals. In 2023-24, he won every competition he entered and became the first halfpipe skier to have a perfect season.
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Team USA’s Alex Ferreira competes in the second run of the men’s freeski halfpipe final on Day 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Goepper almost joined Ferreira on the podium, but Goepper’s quest for a medal was halted after a harrowing crash, giving Mackay a chance to get on the podium.
Goepper finished fourth and American Birk Irving fifth.
Team USA’s Alex Ferreira reacts after competing in the third run of the men’s freeski halfpipe final on Day 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
American Hunter Hess, who came under fire from President Donald Trump following Hess’ controversial comments about representing the United States in the Olympics under the current administration, missed out on the spot and finished in 10th place.
Ferreira’s gold medal was the tenth for the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics, tying an American record for most gold medals won at the United States Winter Olympics. The United States won 10 gold medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
