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West Bloomfield native Kyle Mack wins silver in Snowboarding Big Air

West Bloomfield native Kyle Mack wins silver in Snowboarding Big Air
Posted at 9:45 PM, Feb 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-23 21:45:13-05

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) -- Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant has soared to gold in the Olympic debut of men's Big Air.

Toutant scored a 174.25 in the final to give Team Canada its 11th gold of the Pyeongchang Games.

Kyle Mack of the United States took second with a score of 168.75. He had a chance to better Toutant but sat down on his third and final jump.

Billy Morgan of Great Britain earned bronze in front of a boisterous crowd at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre.

Ivanka Trump was also in attendance. The daughter of president Donald Trump took in the finals as part of a whirlwind tour during the penultimate day of the games. Wearing a red ski suit with a blue knit USA cap, Trump joined Kim Jung-sook, wife of South Korean president Moon Jae-in.

Red Gerard, who captured the first gold medal for the United States in Pyeongchang in the slopestyle event two weeks ago, finished fifth.