Red Gerard Wins First U.S. Gold in Pyeongchang Olympics

iStock/Thinkstock(PYEONGCHANG, South Korea) — Team USA has its first gold medal of the Winter Olympics with Red Gerard, 17, winning men’s snowboard slopestyle.

The 17-year-old snowboarder from Colorado is one of the youngest members of Team USA.

Team Canada’s Max Perrot and Mark McMorris took silver and bronze, respectively.

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