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Woods takes ski slopestyle gold at worlds; Goepper gets bronze

Britain’s James Woods won the world championship ski slopestyle title amid sub-optimal snow conditions Wednesday in Park City, Utah.

His best run was good enough to beat Norway’s Birk Ruud by a slim margin. American Nick Goepper finished with the bronze.

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The 27-year-old Woods won silver in slopestyle at worlds in 2013 and bronze in ’17. He just missed a podium spot at the Pyeongchang Games when he finished fourth. Goepper took Olympic silver in South Korea.

Said Woods of the challenging conditions Wednesday: “It was a bit of a wild day.