US skier Alex Ferreira wins gold medal in men's free ski halfpipe to end Olympic career

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American Alex Ferreira took home a gold medal in the Olympic freestyle skiing men’s free ski halfpipe on Friday at the Livigno Snow Park. 

Ferreira, 31, scored a 93.75 on his final run and narrowly edged out Estonia’s Henry Sildaru, who scored a 93.00, to secure the top spot on the podium for the first time in his career. Canada’s Brendan Mackay earned a bronze medal, scoring a 91.00 in his final run to knock American Nick Goepper off the podium. 

Ferreira won a silver in this event in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and a bronze medal in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The Colorado native said that these Olympic Games were likely to be his last one, according to Olympics.com.

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Alex Ferreira of Team United States competes in the second run of the men’s freeski halfpipe final on day 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 20, 2026. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Now he will head back home with his first-ever gold medal. 

Ferreira has made 16 World Cup podiums and won seven X Games medals. In 2023-24, he won every contest he entered and became the first halfpipe skier to have a perfect season.

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Alex Ferreira of Team United States competes in the second run of the men’s freeski halfpipe final on day 14 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 20, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Ferreira was nearly joined by Goepper on the podium, but Goepper’s quest for a medal was halted