Hall Silver at Olympic Slopestyle 

Alex Hall added another Olympic medal to his résumé, earning silver in the men’s freeski slopestyle at the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games at the Livigno Snow Park. 

Hall’s performance came in a heavy final that showcased intense competition from around the world with all 12 men battling flat light, making it hard to see the landings. But despite the conditions, he delivered a stunning second run, scoring 85.75 points to vault into podium contention and position himself within striking distance of first place. However, he had a small mistake on his third run, which kept him at silver. 

"I’m stoked," said Hall. "Going to bed last night, knowing how good everyone is and what I was going to try, I knew there would be a pretty low chance of landing it and getting on the podium... That’s the nature of slopestyle skiing, with all the rails and trying to get it all together. It’s so unpredictable. I’m just stoked to get a medal. And the scores were so incredibly close in the top three."

Hall, who is known for his creativity in slopestyle, was particularly proud of his rail section, which he said was the "was the hardest rail section I've ever done in competition."

The gold medal in the event went to Norway’s Birk Ruud, who posted a winning mark of 86.28 points, narrowly edging Hall for the top spot. New Zealand’s Luca Harrington claimed bronze, marking his first Olympic medal.

Hall entered the final as the defending Olympic champion, having won gold in slopestyle at the 2022 Beijing Games.

Hall was able to celebrate with his friends and family in the finish, who showed up in droves. Hall grew up in Switzerland and has an Italian mother, with many of his Italian family waving American flags to cheer for him. 

Konnor Ralph and Mac Forehand both qualified for finals and finished ninth and 11th, respectively.

Next, the team begins training for the Olympic big air, with qualifications taking place Feb. 15. 

RESULTS
Men’s Oympic slopestyle