LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Su Yiming sat in the snow at the bottom of the snowboarding course, tears rolling down his cheeks. So close to winning China its first gold at the Milan Cortina Games, he still had a long wait to endure.

The men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle finals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Livigno Snow Park.

The child actor-turned-snowboard prodigy won gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle, while Team USA's Jake Canter took bronze.

Rocky River native Red Gerard has missed getting a medal in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle finals during the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. After his three runs, Gerard finished the finals in sixth place with a top score of 76.

Can’t tell a Melon from a Method grab? No worries. The snnowboarders and freeskiers will, for sure, be speaking a language all their own when they hit the hill in Livigno for two weeks of halfpipe riding,

Livigno is nicknamed “Little Tibet” for its historic isolation and the snow-clad peaks that surround it. This village near the Swiss border has had sales tax exemptions since medieval times, which allowed the impoverished, cut-off area to bring in goods.

Danika Mason, a sports reporter with Australia’s Channel Nine who is reporting on location this week from the Winter Olympics, appeared to deliver a segment while intoxicated in the early hours Thursday morning.

Mari Fukada as scans show she suffered a bruised sternum in the nasty crash