Gerard, 17, became the youngest US men’s Olympic champion since 1928 with victory in slopestyle, with Canada’s Max Parrot taking the silver. In another gold medal performance Simen Hegstad Krueger led a Norwegian podium sweep as he took gold in the men’s skiathlon. The men’s downhill will now be raced on Thursday. Later Sunday French biathlon champion Martin Fourcade opens his campaign for multiple Olympic honours. In speedskating Dutch idol Sven Kramer can race into the record books as the first male to win three gold medals in a specific skating event.

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2018 09:11 UTC