Olympics: Braaten wins ski slopestyle with solid 95-point run

Norway's Oystein Braaten used a 95.00-point opening run to win the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle on Sunday at the Pyeongchang Olympics.The near-flawless opener, capped by massive back-to-back switch double cork 1440s on the final two jumps, gave the 22-year-old his first Olympic medal and broke the United States' grip on the event.American rider Nick Goepper came to the party late after missing on his first two runs, scoring 93.60 on his last attempt that included a huge final-air 1440 of his own.The third run by Goepper, who won Sochi bronze in 2014 as part of a U.S. podium sweep, push…READ FULL ARTICLE