Overview
- Goepper, sitting in medal position, missed the pop on his final trick, hit the lip of the pipe, and then walked off under his own power after declining a stretcher.
- He later posted from the hospital that he was OK, reporting a heavy shin hit and a tweaked knee after overnight checks.
- Alex Ferreira won gold with a 93.75, Estonia’s Henry Sildaru earned silver with 93.00, Canada’s Brendan Mackay took bronze with 91.00, and Goepper finished fourth at 89.00.
- The attempted trick capped a run that broadcast commentators said would have set a new bar for difficulty in halfpipe competition.
- The event’s risks were underscored when New Zealand’s Finley Melville Ives was stretchered from qualifying after a hard fall, following a session where Goepper had posted a 90.00 and Mackay led with 92.75.