{"id":792829,"date":"2019-02-07T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/american-nick-goepper-takes-bronze-in-world-champs-freeski-slopestyle\/"},"modified":"2019-02-07T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T22:28:00","slug":"american-nick-goepper-takes-bronze-in-world-champs-freeski-slopestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/american-nick-goepper-takes-bronze-in-world-champs-freeski-slopestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"American Nick Goepper takes bronze in World Champs freeski slopestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nick Goepper celebrates on the podium following the men’s slopestyle world championship competition on Wednesday in Park City, Utah.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PARK CITY, Utah \u2014 Indiana is not known for its skiing, but Nick Goepper is changing that.<\/p>\n

Entering the 2019 FIS World Championships, the Lawrenceburg, Indiana, native had racked up five X Games medals, two Olympic medals and one World Championship medal. On Wednesday, he added another piece of hardware to his trophy case, taking bronze in the freeski slopestyle competition on Park City Mountain Resort\u2019s Pick N\u2019 Shovel ski run.<\/p>\n

He grew up crushing the runs at Perfect North Slopes on Indiana\u2019s southeastern border, where he said he would cruise the 400-foot hill for hours \u2014 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. if he felt like it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt actually played to my advantage,\u201d he said. \u201cYou could get about 100 laps in in two hours, and that definitely allowed my ADD personality to be entertained after school every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his outstanding achievements in the sport, he was given the Sagamore of the Wabash award, considered Indiana\u2019s highest honor. But at 24 years old, he\u2019s not satisfied yet.<\/p>\n

He said that, while some of his medals mean more than others, his drive for success has not slowed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always still on the horizon,\u201d he said in a press conference on Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s always coming. I haven\u2019t gotten it yet, so I\u2019m always trying to chase that.\u201d<\/p>\n

That hunger was handy in Wednesday\u2019s competition, which was delayed twice due to blowing snow that slowed the skiers and impaired their vision.<\/p>\n

Despite the conditions, Goepper mustered a run earning an 85.14. It started with a switch 450 pretzel on the first rail, followed by a switch 180 up the gap leading to the second rail, which he leaped onto with a left-side 270 disaster. He finished the rail section with a 270-on and a 630-off.<\/p>\n

For his jumps, Goepper performed a switch right-side misty 900 with a mute grab, followed by a right-side double cork 1080 safety on the second jump and left-side double cork 1260 tail grab on the last jump.<\/p>\n

Besting Goepper was James \u201cWoodsy\u201d Woods of Great Britain, who won gold with a score of 86.68, and silver medalist Birk Ruud of Norway. Woods\u2019 medal is Great Britain\u2019s first gold at the world championship level in freestyle skiing.<\/p>\n

While Woods and Goepper bristled at the idea of being the old guys in the sport, Goepper said he recognized that the roles have switched for him as a competitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, being one of the more experienced guys, and seeing guys like Mac Forehand and Birk come down and put down these amazing runs, now I know what its like for the older guys when I was that 17-year-old coming up,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m definitely scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the press conference, Goepper called Park City home, despite his Indiana roots. His friends and family were standing in the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels really good to be back on the podium,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But it won\u2019t be long until he\u2019s hunting again for what\u2019s over the next horizon.<\/p>\n

sports@parkrecord.com<\/p>\n

via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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