Forehand Wins Silver Medal in Men's Big Air

Mac Forehand put together three incredible runs in the finals to lead Team USA to another medal, taking home silver in men's big air at the Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy on Tuesday night. 

Forehand delivered standout performances on the big air jump in both the qualifying round and the finals. He secured the top score in Sunday night’s qualifiers and carried that momentum into the finals. The silver marks the Connecticut natives' first Olympic medal in his second Olympic appearance. He competed at the 2022 Games, where he finished 11th in the big air.

"I'm just happy to walk away alive from that event," said Forehand. "It was super heavy and people were going crazy so I'm just happy to walk away and be okay and with a silver medal is pretty cool as well." 

The second-place score for Forehand came in at 193.25 after putting down three clean runs. Edging him out to win gold was Norway's Tormod Frostad with a score of 195.50 and rounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Matej Svancer from Austria with a 191.25. 

"I knew I didn't have a chance to podium, I would've needed a 120 or something impossible," said Ralph. "I was just up there and thought this is a good time to try and learn a new trick on my third run that I've never done and I feel pretty good and happy about it"

Team USA's Troy Podmilsak just missed the podium, placing in fourth with Konnor Ralph bouncing back after a fall on his second run to earn a fifth-place finish. 

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Men's big air