United States' were crowned winners of the inaugural mixed team
aerials gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics here, with rivals China and
the Russian Olympic Committee faltered at the Secret Garden Olympic
Aerials Course.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) A trio of Americans won gold in the Olympics’ first mixed team aerials event Thursday, giving the United States its first medals in the freestyle skiing discipline in a dozen years. Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld all earned their first Winter Games medals. Lillis’ back double full-full-double full was given the highest score of any trick in the finals, and the U.S. gold was assured when Schoenefeld followed with a clean back double full-full-full.
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