Kyle Mack of U.S. wins silver, but snowboarders who survive are champions in big air
by David Wharton, Los Angeles Times
Feb 24, 2018
3 minutes
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - The bloody patch on Max Parrot's chin pretty much said it all.
On a day when some of the world's best snowboarders pushed each other to go for broke, the inaugural men's big air contest at the 2018 Winter Olympics turned into a game of survival.
One after another, pre-contest favorites - including Parrot - fell while attempting high-level tricks.
That left an opening for Sebastien Toutant
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