Red Gerard, who learned to snowboard in his backyard, is going to the Olympics in slopestyle and big air.
The 17-year-old scored a near-perfect 87.28 to finish as the top American for the second time in four U.S. qualifying events and book his spot in PyeongChang on Friday.
Gerard landed a switch backside 1260 and backside triple cork 1440 in his second of three slopestyle runs in Snowmass, Colo.
The start of Friday’s final was delayed by an hour due to weather. The last jump was taken out, meaning the highest possible score was 87.