Aspen’s Alex Ferreira found himself safely into finals after finishing seventh in the men’s halfpipe skiing qualifier at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday night Thursday afternoon in China as he looks to defend, if not improve upon, his silver medal from Pyeongchang in 2018.
Winter Park freeskier Birk Irving has become a consistent presence on the biggest stages, and his Winter Olympic debut on Wednesday night or Thursday afternoon in China went as well as he could have hoped.
Like all the kids these days, Jon Sallinen really built his reputation through social media. The Finn’s skiing antics created quite the following for himself on apps such as TikTok and Instagram and it turns out he’s much more than just a gimmick on snow.
The 27-year-old Aspen local is the reigning Olympic silver medalist in men’s halfpipe skiing, but he doesn’t believe his life has changed too dramatically since his runner-up finish in Pyeongchang, South Korea, four years ago.
Now that Hanna Faulhaber has set foot in China ahead of her part in the Winter Olympics this coming week, reality might have set in. But prior to getting on the plane to Beijing this past week, she was still floating around in a dream world.