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Teenage Team USA snowboarder qualifies for Winter Olympics men’s big air final
Ollie Martin qualified ninth for the men’s big air final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the only Team USA snowboarder advancing from Thursday’s qualifying round.
- Yesterday, a first-time Olympian advanced to the men's big air final in Milan, qualifying ninth for Saturday's final, joining the top 12.
- Riders launched off a massive ramp and completed three runs during men's big air qualifying, while judges awarded points based on execution, technical difficulty and style to determine finalists.
- Martin's resume includes a Junior Jam win and landing both frontside and backside 2160s, plus his first World Cup victory, over five starts, seven top-ten finishes, and four Nor-Am Cup podiums.
- Jake Canter finished 15th, Red Gerard 20th, and Sean FitzSimons 25th in Thursday's qualifying, all failing to advance to the final.
- Coming off a comeback from a traumatic head injury, Jake Canter had momentum after winning his first World Cup less than four weeks before the Olympics, while Sean FitzSimons' first World Cup slopestyle victory secured his Olympic qualification.
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Red Gerard was just 17 years old eight years ago when he shocked the snowboarding world by stomping his final run to win the men’s slopestyle gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Silverthorne rider is no longer an unknown teenager and started competition Thursday, Feb. 5, in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy as one of the top names in his sport. Competing in the qualification round of the men’s snowboard big air event, one of the first co…
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