The inaugural gold medal for women's big air snowboarding came down to the final run.
American Jamie Anderson was knocked from the top of the podium as Austria's Anna Gasser nailed a cab-1080 double-cork to overtake Anderson for the gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Gasser was the top qualifier and was able to land cleanly following her massive trick that garnered her a score of 96.
OH MY GOD. Anna Gasser’s gold medal-winning jump. pic.twitter.com/CJzZaXLU8M
— Sherman to the Pats!! (@PatriotsDasein) February 22, 2018
Anderson's silver was the 17th medal for Team USA in these Winter Games. Australia's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott took the bronze.
.@jamieasnow is bringing home #SILVER in the inaugural Olympic #snowboard big air event!!! #GoTeamUSA pic.twitter.com/ItzJEI0QJ4
— U.S. Olympic Team (@TeamUSA) February 22, 2018
Anderson previously won gold in the snowboarding slopestyle at both the 2014 Sochi Games and the 2018 Games. The 27-year-old South Lake Tahoe native had fallen during practice runs, but was nearly flawless during her first two official runs.
A solid first run put @jamieasnow in prime position to earn #silver for @teamusa in the women's snowboard big air! #WinterOlympics https://t.co/E1XuTKthTN pic.twitter.com/6uShugxzZH
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 22, 2018
She tried a huge trick on run No. 3, but was unable to land cleanly. Gasser then came though in the clutch to claim the fifth gold medal for Austria.