Finley Melville Ives, the world champion, found himself at the bottom of the leaderboard after losing a ski mid-air during his halfpipe run. The incident marked a challenging start to day 14 of the Winter Olympics 2026.
Meanwhile, Gus Kenworthy, the 2014 silver medalist who switched from Team USA to Team GB, made his return to Olympic competition. Kenworthy gained international attention for his protest message on snow and has since faced death threats for his activism.