Gus Kenworthy, a retiring, British-born skier raised in Colorado, was the one athlete at the Beijing Olympics who had the guts to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party while
Kenworthy’s truth is the kind that increasingly isn’t permitted in China. Eight months ago, a coming-out post from lesbian Chinese soccer star Li Ying on Weibo, China s heavily censored version
Since halfpipe skiing made its debut at the 2014 Olympics, nine medals have been awarded. Wise and Ferreira now combine for five of those, with Porteous accounting for two more.
Aspen’s Alex Ferreira held on to win Winter Olympic bronze on Saturday Friday night in Colorado in the men’s halfpipe skiing final in Zhangjiakou. It is the second Olympic medal in two appearances for the 27-year-old Ferreira, who also won silver in Pyeongchang four years ago