American Jake Canter takes home bronze medal in Olympic men’s snowboard slopestyle

American Jake Canter had to hold what apt felt similar a millennium to spot whether helium would decorativeness connected the podium successful the men’s snowboard slopestyle astatine the Winter Olympics connected Wednesday.

Canter was 3rd aft helium scored a 79.36 connected his last tally successful the competition. But helium inactive had to hold for Canada’s Mark McMorris, Norway’s Marcus Kleveland and New Zealand’s Dane Menzies to implicit their runs earlier helium could celebrate.

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United States' Jake Canter waits for his people during the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.  (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

From the bottommost of the hill, Canter watched arsenic McMorris crashed hard to the crushed connected his past jump. Kleveland had a terrific last tally but lone scored a 78.86. Menzies was the past snowboarder to spell and helium crashed out, lying connected the crushed successful disbelief.

Canter yet celebrated arsenic helium learned helium won the bronze medal.

China’s Su Yiming won the golden medal and Taiga Hasegawa

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United States' Jake Canter reacts during the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.  (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

It’s the archetypal Olympic medal for Canter successful his archetypal Winter Olympics appearance. He was capable to correspond Team USA connected the satellite signifier aft winning a World Cup contention successful Aspen, Colorado, during the 2025-26 season. In that event, helium topped Su and Menzies.

The World Cup play volition prime backmost up successful March erstwhile the events determination to Flachau, Austria, and Sivapalan, Switzerland.

Bronze medalist United States' Jake Canter holds his medal aft the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.  (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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The U.S. past made the podium astatine the Olympics successful the lawsuit successful 2018 erstwhile Red Gerard took location the gold. Gerard finished successful sixth spot connected Wednesday.

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