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As wins go, this one is about as dominant as they come with Team USA winning back to back gold medals in mixed team aerials. The team consisted of Chris Lillis, Kayla Koon, and Connor Curran. All three of them had solid jumps in the first round of the finals. Connor Curran stepped up with *** full double, full, full, giving the US *** healthy lead going into jump 3. Koon brought her signature triple, *** point maximizer for women, but it came down to Lillis, the veteran. Executed *** double full full and that sealed the win for Team USA with *** total of 325.35 points. And get this, it’s *** 28 point lead over second placed Switzerland, who gets the silver. China, the favorite heading into competition, earns the bronze. Connor Kern, by the way, was *** substitute for this event. He filled in for Quinn Dellinger, who was injured and couldn’t compete in these games at the Milan Cortina Olympics. I’m Deirdre Fitzpatrick.
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Team USA made history at the Milan Cortina Olympics by winning its 11th gold medal, the most ever in a single Olympics for the U.S., in the mixed team aerials event. The team, consisting of Chris Lillis, Kaila Kuhn and Connor Curran, delivered a commanding performance to secure its second consecutive gold in this event.All three athletes had solid jumps in the first run of the finals. Connor Curran stepped up with a full double full full, giving the U.S. a healthy lead going into Jump 3. Kuhn brought her signature triple, a point maximizer for women. It came down to Lillis, who executed a double full full, sealing the win for Team USA with a total of 325.35 points — a 28-point lead over second-place Switzerland, which earned silver. China, the favorite heading into the competition, earned bronze.Curran, by the way, was a substitute in this event for Quinn Dehlinger, who is injured and could not compete in these games.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Team USA made history at the Milan Cortina Olympics by winning its 11th gold medal, the most ever in a single Olympics for the U.S., in the mixed team aerials event. The team, consisting of Chris Lillis, Kaila Kuhn and Connor Curran, delivered a commanding performance to secure its second consecutive gold in this event.
All three athletes had solid jumps in the first run of the finals. Connor Curran stepped up with a full double full full, giving the U.S. a healthy lead going into Jump 3. Kuhn brought her signature triple, a point maximizer for women. It came down to Lillis, who executed a double full full, sealing the win for Team USA with a total of 325.35 points — a 28-point lead over second-place Switzerland, which earned silver. China, the favorite heading into the competition, earned bronze.
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Curran, by the way, was a substitute in this event for Quinn Dehlinger, who is injured and could not compete in these games.
