David Wise adds more gold for USA in halfpipe skiing
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David Wise adds more gold for USA in halfpipe skiing
Soaring through sloppy snow and sleet, USA's David Wise won the first gold medal in the young sport of halfpipe skiing, outclassing a field in Sochi that had trouble with the slow, waterlogged conditions.
The 23-year-old from Reno, Nevada, dropped into the halfpipe and scored a 92 - a mark that held up to beat Canada's Mike Riddle by 1.4 points while Kevin Rolland of France took bronze.
Wise performed his most dependable jumps: 2 1/2 spins; two flips with 3 1/2 spins; back-to-back 720-degree spins; then another two-flip, 1260-degree move. Some went 14-15 feet above the halfpipe. Most had fancy grabs of the skis that the judges love and all had rock-solid landings that won him the gold medal.
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