Red Gerard Shocks Snowboarding World with Record-Breaking Gold-Medal Run – See the Must-Watch Footage

Rocky River-born snowboarder Red Gerard has punched his ticket to Saturday’s Big Air final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics after posting a combined 154.25 in Thursday’s qualification round, good for 10th place and safely inside the 12-rider cut-off. A record-size entourage of roughly 45 friends and relatives looked on from Livigno Snow Park, nearly double the “Gerard Nation” that witnessed his shock slopestyle gold as a 17-year-old in PyeongChang 2018. On-snow momentum • 2024 & 2025 X Games Slopestyle champion • World Cup podiums in both Big Air and Slopestyle during this Olympic cycle • Refreshed mindset after a post-Beijing reset: “I’m scared every day, but I feel like I’m riding the best I ever have,” Gerard said this week. How Thursday’s qualifier unfolded Run 1: 70.75 – safe opener Run 2: 83.50 – stylish cab triple cork vaulted him into the top 10 Run 3: 72.00 – tossed as his throw-away score Best-two-run total: 154.25 (10th) What’s next for Red Gerard • Big Air Final – Saturday, 7 Feb: three runs, best two combined for medals (1:30 p.m. ET start) • Men’s Slopestyle – Qualifying Monday, 16 Feb; medal round Wednesday, 18 Feb Chasing history At 25, Gerard can become the first U.S. male to claim Olympic medals in both Big Air and Slopestyle. Standing in his way is teammate and teenage phenom Oliver Martin, who landed the world’s first cab 16 pull-back this season. Key search phrases: Red Gerard Big Air final, Red Gerard Milano Cortina 2026, Team USA snowboarding schedule, Red Gerard support crew, Red Gerard results today.