Ruud head and shoulders above in big air gold medal win
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It was, in short, a dream come true for Ruud, who had been visualizing such a moment since well before he knew that freeski big air would be an Olympic competition.
“When I went to school in 2013, I put down a goal,” Ruud said in the post-competition press conference, “Olympic big air and slopestyle didn’t even exist then, but I made this promo video to promote my sport and I said my goal was to win big air and slopestyle in the 2022 Olympics.
“When I got to 14 I painted on the wall ‘Olympic winner 2022′. Having that goal for so long it’s just been inside my head. I almost made it part of myself and I’ve been working really hard and smart as well. I guess it was meant to be.”
As the last competitor to drop in on the event and with the win locked up, Ruud was allowed a victory lap, where he threw a casual left double bio 1440 mute with a Norwegian flag in hand. Once stopped in the finish, Ruud address the camera, holding up a bracelet on his arm which was given to him by his father.
“I lost my father to cancer in April 2021,” Ruud continued in the press conference, “That’s tough, but we have all got something (we’ve gone through). He is always with me in my heart and my parents have made me who I am.
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