Robinson and Shute Claim Silver in Ski Cross Team Event
In Gangwon, South Korea Team USA athletes Morgan Shute and Walker Robinson claimed the silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games for the Team Event in Ski Cross.
The duo coming off a strong individual ski cross result for men and women the day prior hammered hard to come out with the silver. The group finished above Switzerland and below the Swedish ski cross team.
One of the key moments in this battle for the medal was when Robinson was able to get back up and keep going after crashing hard in his semifinal heat.
“I crashed in the semi final and went down pretty hard, worst pain I have ever felt, but I knew I could not let the team down,” said Robinson. “I knew I needed to push through because we had a medal to win so I skied down the second run and thankfully Morgan was able to make it through.”
This is the second silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games for Shute who claimed the silver in the women's ski cross event.
RESULTS
Ski cross