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American Gerard second youngest men’s gold medalist at Winter Olympics
PyeongChang, Feb 11 (IANS) American Redmond Gerard became the second youngest gold medalist in an individual men’s event at the Winter Olympics by winning the snowboard slopestyle champion at the Phoenix Snow Park here on Sunday.
Toni Nieminen of Finland is the youngest men’s gold medalist, who won the individual large hill event in ski jumping in 1992 at the age of 16.
Gerard, 17, convinced the jury with his unconventional choice of route in the slopestyle final and got 87.16 points to win America’s first gold here, reports Xinhua news agency.
“It was awesome. I just told myself that I want to land a run and I was a little bummed on my first two runs because I fell a couple of times,” Gerard said. “I’m just so happy that it all worked out.”
Gerard preserved the American streak of winning gold in slopestyle, which was added to the Olympics schedule in 2014.
“It feels incredible. I’m just really happy that I got to land a run and I’m just really excited right now,” Gerard added.
Canadian Max Parrot took the silver with his final run of 86.00 and compatriot Mark McMorris got the bronze in 85.20.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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