US skier’s quest for Olympic gold comes to a crushing halt after terrifying crash

Nick Goepper risked it each connected his last Olympic run.

The 35-year-old American skier was successful the bronze medal spot erstwhile helium began his past tally successful the men’s halfpipe freestyle skiing contention Friday successful Milan with a accidental astatine the golden medal, but it ended successful a crushing stroke connected his last trick.

Goepper landed everything successfully until his 5th and last jump, erstwhile helium didn’t get capable tallness connected his leap and landed hard connected the halfpipe ledge.

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Nick Goepper of Team United States crashes arsenic helium competes successful the 3rd tally of the Men's Freeski Halfpipe Final connected time 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Livigno Snow Park connected Feb. 20, 2026, successful Livigno, Italy. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

He laic connected the snowfall for respective minutes, and for arsenic hard arsenic helium crashed, everyone held their corporate enactment arsenic helium was tended to by aesculapian staff, who seemed acceptable to propulsion him distant connected a stretcher.

However, Goepper stood up connected his ain 2 feet, gave a thumbs-up and a smile, and walked disconnected nether his ain power.

Unfortunately, insult was added to wounded arsenic Canada’s Brendan MacKay bested Goepper’s people to propulsion him disconnected the podium and instrumentality the bronze.

USA's Nick Goepper connected his last tally during the Men's Freeski Halfpipe Final astatine the Livigno Snow Park, connected time 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. (David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)

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It was not each atrocious quality for the Americans, though, arsenic Goepper's teammate, Alex Ferreira, took location the golden medal.

Goepper entered this year’s Games with 3 different medals — 1 each from Sochi, Pyeongchang and Beijing — but nary of them gold.

The broadcast said the instrumentality Goepper attempted had ne'er been done successful competition.

USA's Nick Goepper receives aesculapian assistance aft crashing portion competing successful the freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe last tally 3 during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Livigno Snow Park, successful Livigno (Valtellina), connected Feb. 20, 2026.  (Jeff Pachoud / AFP via Getty Images)

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"I person nary regrets," helium appeared to accidental arsenic helium walked disconnected the mountain.

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