For the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, For The Win is helping you get to know some of the star Olympians competing on the world’s biggest stage. Leading up to the Opening Ceremony, we’re highlighting 15 Team USA athletes we think you should get to know. Up next is freestyle skier Alex Ferreira
Alex Ferreira has been on a mission since his first Olympic Games in 2018 in Pyeongchang.
The freeskier from Aspen, Colorado managed to nab the men’s halfpipe silver medal then, but he’s going for gold in 2022. He had a pretty solid shot at a first place finish in 2018 before fellow American David Wise snatched away from him.
Now, Ferreira is headed back to the Olympics again with another opportunity to take home a gold medal. Can he do it? We’ll see, but he’s currently ranked No. 2 in the International Ski Federation’s World Cup halfpipe standings.
In the meantime, here’s everything you need to know about the 27-year-old freestyle skier.
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