EditorialBirk Ruud of Norway, center, with his gold medal in freestyle skiing’s Big Air competition, in Beijing, Feb. 9, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, silver medalist Colby Stevenson of the U.S., gold medalist Birk Ruud of Norway and bronze medalist Henrik Harlaut of Sweden on the podium after the men’s freeski big air final at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)