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Norwegian freestyle skier Tormod Frostad is the new Olympic champion in acrobatic jumping. The 23-year-old did not succumb to pressure in today's final in Livigno and maintained his previously won lead with a decisive third jump. The silver medal went to American Mac Forehand, and the bronze went to Austrian of Czech roots Matej Švancer.
Norwegian skier Tormod Frostad won the Olympic Big Air race. Mac Forehand from the USA was second in a nasty snowstorm in Livigno, and former Czech junior representative Matěj Švancer, who has been competing for Austria since 2021, won bronze.
Matej Svancer became the first Austrian freestyle skier to win a medal at the Olympic Games in Italy. The 21-year-old was delighted to take bronze in the Big Air competition at Livigno Snow Park. In a final of impressive quality on Tuesday, only Norway's Tormod Frostad and the USA's Mac Forehand received higher scores. Frostad achieved 195.50 points out of a possible 200, while Svancer scored 191.25 after three jumps.
Former Czech junior national team member Matěj Švancer, who has been competing for Austria since 2021, won bronze in the Olympic Big Air acrobatic ski race. The winner was Norwegian Tormod Frostad, with Mac Forehand from the USA coming in second in a snowstorm in Livigno.
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At Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Matej Svancer flies to Olympia-Bronze. The 21-year-old thus arranges a premiere in domestic freestyle skiing and showed tricks that no one has ever seen before. What an evening in Livigno: Matej Svancer gets bronze in the big-air competition and thus writes Austrian sports history. Never before was a native freestyle skier at the Olympic Games on the Stockerl. The 21-year-old comes after three jumps to 191.25 point…
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