Alex Ferreira wins halfpipe gold as dramatic crashes and tight finishes mark Day 14
alex ferreira captured the men's freeski halfpipe gold at the Milan Cortina 2026 Games, claiming his third Olympic medal and his first gold with a 93. 75 performance; his victory closed out Day 14 of the Games, which produced seven more Olympic champions.
Alex Ferreira seals Olympic gold with a 93. 75 run
The American alex ferreira took top honors in the men's freeski halfpipe final with a 93. 75 score, securing his first Olympic gold and adding to two prior Olympic medals. The halfpipe competition was staged at Livigno Snow Park during Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Games, and Ferreira's winning performance pushed him to the top of the podium for the first time in his Olympic career.
Goepper crash mars final run but he walks off under his own power
Nick Goepper, the 35-year-old U. S. skier who entered the final run sitting in the bronze position, attempted a risky fifth jump but didn’t get enough height and landed hard on the halfpipe ledge. He lay on the snow for several minutes while medical staff appeared prepared to move him on a stretcher; he then stood up, gave a thumbs-up and a smile, and walked off under his own power. Brendan MacKay overtook Goepper’s score on the final runs to claim the bronze medal, and broadcasters noted the trick Goepper attempted had never been done in competition.
Seven golds on Day 14 and a crowded closing stretch
Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Games delivered seven gold medals across the schedule: Antoinette Ripjma-de Jong won the women's 1, 500 meters for the Netherlands (her fifth straight Olympic gold in that event), the Netherlands also took gold in the men's short track 5, 000-meter relay, Korea’s Gilli Kim won the women's short track 1, 500 meters, Germany’s Daniela Maier claimed the women's ski cross title, China’s Wang Xindi won the men's freeski aerials, and Norway’s Johannes Dale-Skjevdal prevailed in the men's biathlon 15-kilometer mass start.
The day’s results also set up the closing slate of marquee matchups: the U. S. men and the Canadian men will face off in the hockey gold medal game on Sunday after winning their semifinals, and the women's curling medal games are set with the United States and Canada meeting tomorrow for the bronze while Sweden and Switzerland will play for gold on Sunday. The Winter Games have two more days of competition remaining, and 11 gold medals are scheduled to be awarded tomorrow.
