Brown Takes Second Medal

Wins Skiing Slopestyle After Winning Skiing Big Air

Aspen, Colo. - Last night Bobby Brown personified perfection with a perfect score in Skiing Big Air.

In Saturday afternoon's Men's Skiing Slopestyle, he wasn't quite perfect, but his final round score of 94.33 was enough to beat Andeas Hatveit's 92.00.

"Last night when I won Big Air I was freaking out," an excited Brown said.  "Now I am freaking out twice as much. Last year I was an alternate and this year I came in with a lot more confidence."

Hatveit, who led after the first round, said he was proud of his performance.

"I was completely stoked for this competition so nerve wracking but unbelievable," the silver medalist said. "I have no problem at all with second place given the competition."

The bronze medal went to Sammy Carlson who finished with a high score of 89.33.

Skiing Slopestyle uses the same course as snowboarders with skiers showcasing their freestyle skills on a variety of obstacles including rails, kickers, jumps and grabs.

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