The slopestyle course at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou has received mostly rave reviews for its difficulty and its Great Wall-themed design. On Monday, its centuries-old evocation, made of snow, served as a stage for some next-era acrobatics.
Twelve finalists in men’s snowboard slopestyle took three turns each, navigating a series of tricky rails (and one snow-covered faux rooftop meant to look like a guardhouse) and three giant jumps, a can-you-top-this exhibition. Only their best score counted.
In the end, it was Max Parrot who claimed gold, followed by Su Yiming of China and Mark McMorris of Canada. It was the third-straight Olympic slopestyle contest where McMorris won bronze.
“As my brother would say, ‘rose gold,’” McMorris said.
