BAKURIANI, Georgia Brendan MacKay's gold-medal performance in the men's halfpipe highlighted a three-medal day for Canada at the world freestyle skiing championships on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Calgary topped the podium with a score of 97.
It's only been six months since the festivities wrapped up at Tokyo's Summer Olympics, but it's time to learn who will be stealing nightly headlines at the Beijing Winter Games. Two of these athletes (Jamie Anderson and David Wise) are going for three-peats, which would tie them for the most consecutive Winter Olympic golds in the same event. Shaun White meanwhile is going for four total golds, which would be a first for a Winter Olympian in the same individual event.