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American Mac Forehand takes silver, Norway's Frostad triumphs in snowy freeski big air thriller

American Mac Forehand takes silver, Norway's Frostad triumphs in snowy freeski big air thriller
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Mac Forehand, an East Coast skier from Fairfield, Conn., who grew up hitting the slopes of Stratton in Vermont, won his first career Olympic medal in freeski big air, hitting a pair of triple cork 2160s to seize silver.

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Norway's Tormod Frostad claimed gold and Austrian Matej Svancer took bronze.

Forehand's teammates Troy Podmilsak and Konnor Ralph just missed the podium in 4th and 5th, respectively.

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