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Red Gerard Wins First U.S. Medal At Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Snowboarder Redmond Gerard — more commonly known as simply "Red" — pulled off a stunning comeback to take home a gold medal in the men's slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Red Gerard of the U.S. won the gold medal in the men's snowboard slopestyle finals on Sunday; it's the first medal for the U.S. at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

Snowboarder Redmond Gerard — more commonly known as simply "Red" — has won the first U.S. medal in Pyeongchang, taking a gold medal at the Winter Olympics with a stunning comeback win in the men's

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