Nico Porteous won gold while two-time Olympic champion David Wise took home the silver and Alex Ferreira ended up with bronze in the ski halfpipe final on Friday.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) There was blood on the right ear of freestyle skier Nico Porteous after a crash into the halfpipe wall on a trick gone wrong in the whipping wind. His shoulder ached, too.
There was blood on the right ear of freestyle skier Nico Porteous after a crash into the halfpipe wall on a trick gone wrong in the whipping wind. His shoulder ached, too. On top of that, the 20-year-old from New Zealand was freezing and wind-blown. But he's never felt better.…