David Wise shares family pics on Beijing 2022 podium

Who says you can't have your family with you at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games?

After David Wise managed a third straight podium in the freeski halfpipe final, he unfurled three life-size photograph headshots of his wife and kids to celebrate with him.

His wife Alexandra, daughter Nayeli, and son Malachi were there in spirit with him, watching back home as dad did them proud once more.

And while he was aiming for a third straight gold medal after he was crowned king of the halfpipe at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, he was still delighted with silver behind New Zealand's gold medallist Nico Porteous.

A 31-year-old Wise said much of his success is down to his family.

"I mean, they are the ones at the end of the day that people ask me, How are you so cool, calm, collect? How do you always come out and do well at the Olympics?

"Because at the end of the day, I know I'm going home to them and they don't care. Win, lose or fall, they love me just as much and they just want to see me, they just want to hug me after.

"So that kind of takes the pressure off.

"And that's really like, that's my lifestyle is putting them first, putting skiing second and being OK with that has always actually made me a better skier."

Kiwi rider Nico Porteous topped the freeski halfpipe podium on Saturday in difficult, windy conditions and Wise's USA teammate and friend Alex Ferreira bagged bronze.

"I'm stoked to see Nico come out and absolutely lay his run down. I'm proud to pass the torch off to him. I'm a two time Olympic gold medallist, I wanted to be a three-time Olympic gold medallist but that's not how the cards fell and I'm stoked for him.

"Stoked for my buddy Alex there in third place too, I've shared the podium with him twice. We've