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Three Park Metropolis residents teamed as much as win the gold medal for the USA on Thursday.
Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld gained the USA’s fourth gold medal of the 2022 Olympics, successful combined staff aerials snowboarding over China, Canada and Switzerland.
Caldwell, a graduate of the College of Utah, was first up, performing a again full-full-full bounce to earn a rating of 88.86.
“I couldn’t be extra excited,” Caldwell mentioned, per Crew USA. “That is my fourth Video games, and I’ve been within the hunt for a gold medal my whole profession. To do it with these guys is unimaginable. Chris has been like a brother to me perpetually, and Justin is the love of my life, so that basically helps.”
Lillis obtained he highest rating of any particular person within the four-team last, incomes a rating of 135.00 for his again double full-full-double full bounce.
“This has been a three-year course of for us, for me preparing for this Olympic Video games and having the ability to throw these quintuple twisting triples,” Lillis mentioned, per Crew USA. “I used to be simply comfortable to get the chance to throw one and to place it down.”
China’s Jia Zongyang couldn’t stick his touchdown, which value China, the favorites to win the occasion, its likelihood at gold.
On the final run for the People, Schoenefeld, who attends Utah Valley College, turned in a rating of 114.48 for his again double full-full-full bounce to safe the gold medal for the USA.
Coming in clutch. @AshleySkis, Chris Lillis and @j_schoenefeld are golden.
— Crew USA (@TeamUSA) February 10, 2022
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“It’s unreal,” Schoenefeld mentioned, per Crew USA. “I used to be on the prime and I knew I needed to land to get down right here (on the rostrum). I’m simply glad every little thing occurred completely. I don’t know what to say proper now. I'm so excited.”
With a mixed rating of 338.34, the USA pulled off the upset and gained the inaugural combined staff aerials occasion. China gained silver with a rating of 324.22, whereas Canada took the bronze with a rating of 290.98.
How different athletes with Utah ties did in Thursday’s medal occasions
Cross-country snowboarding — girls’s 10km particular person
Jessie Diggins — Westminster School (former scholar) — eighth place out of 98 rivals.
Rosie Brennan — Born in Salt Lake Metropolis — thirteenth place out of 98 rivals.
Novie McCabe — College of Utah (present Utah ski staff) — twenty fourth place out of 98 rivals.
Luge — staff relay
USA (Chris Mazdzer — Salt Lake Metropolis resident, Ashley Farquharson — Park Metropolis resident) — seventh place out of 14 groups.
Alpine Snowboarding — girls’s super-G
Isabella Wright — Born in American Fork, Salt Lake Metropolis resident — twenty first out of 44 rivals.
Roni Remme (Canada) — College of Utah (2016-20 Utah ski staff) — twenty fourth out of 44 rivals.
Keely Cashman — College of Utah (2021 Utah ski staff) — twenty seventh out of 44 rivals.