Red Gerard Wins First U.S Gold Medal at 2018 Winter Olympics

11 February 2018 Red Gerard has nabbed the first gold medal for Team USA in the 2018 Winter Olympics in […]

Published on 12.02.2018by adminon INTERESTING, OTHER

11 February 2018

Red Gerard has nabbed the first gold medal for Team USA in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The 17-year-old snowboarder, who was initially in last place before going into his final run, annihilated his competition on Saturday, February 10, by pulling out some unique moves that resulted in a score of 87.16 from the judges.

He’s the youngest American to ever win a medal in snowboarding.

“I was surprised to make it even to the finals of the Olympics and to get first is above me, I don’t even know what’s going on to be honest,” Gerard told the British Broadcasting Corporation.

“I cannot believe what has just happened — it is insane.”

Fans quickly took to Twitter to praise Gerardfor his amazing feat.

One viewer wrote, “Wow watching Red Gerard go from 11th place to winning the gold gave me chills!”

Another tweeted,”HUGE CONGRATS DUDE. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer snowboarder. :)”