Sebastien Toutant of Canada won the men’s big air snowboard event, wrapping up the gold with an 84.75 and a competition-best 89.50 on his first two jumps. The American Kyle Mack was second, while Red Gerard, 17, who had won the slopestyle event earlier in the games, placed fifth.
In the crowd was Ivanka Trump taking in her first event of the Olympics with South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook.
Switzerland Wins Team Skiing Event
A two-man, two-woman Swiss team out-skied Austria in the final of the Alpine team event. The new event featured four head-to-head matchups down a short slalom course with a small jump.