the youngest american male to win an olympic gold medal since 1928. c thi cnn s coy wire is following all the excitement. reporter: my favorite moment so far at the olympic games here in pyeongchang, the 17-year-old freckle-faced kid who looks like he s about 11. he let loose, dazzled the judges, took the gold. i was there with about 20 of his friends and family members who traveled halfway around the world to be there with him. they absolutely erupted. they all started chanting his name around me. there were tears, there was a lot of disbelief in the eyes of his family. i even heard red say, what just happened? he hugged his mom jen, his dad conrad. even his little sister asher was there. she ran up to him, gave him a hug. he picked her up accident looked into her eyes and said, i love