Winter Olympics: Jewish snowboarder wins bronze in Pyeongchang
Arielle Gold comes in third place behind her American colleague and a Chinese competitor
American snowboarder Arielle Gold earned a bronze medal in the women’s halfpipe contest at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Gold, who is Jewish, finished third on Tuesday behind U.S. teammate Chloe Kim, 17, who took the gold, and silver medallist Jiayu Liu of China.
Gold, 21, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, reportedly had considered retiring after dislocating her right shoulder while training for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She ultimately was not able to compete four years ago, though her older brother, Taylor, did.
On Tuesday in South Korea, Gold performed the demanding 1080 trick involving three rotations. Half the competitors attempted the move.
“I think that Steamboat is proud to have so many Olympians here, but to be able to bring home a medal to the town that has given me so much is amazing,” Gold told the Denver Post. “It’s not even the results. It’s just like the whole experience, the whole process has been so much more enjoyable for me.”
Gold, a former World Champion in the halfpipe event, is studying veterinary medicine at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Kim’s parents are originally from South Korea.
Arielle Gold wins her first Olympic medal with a bronze in the halfpipe. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/iFZi3wQ4ZU
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 13, 2018
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