Teter takes silver, Hight falls in halfpipe
By USA Today
South Lake Tahoe’s Hannah Teter surrendered first place, but the U.S. still managed two Olympic medals in the women’s halfpipe on Thursday.
Teter, who led after the first run in the finals, scored a high of 42.4, good for second place behind Australia’s Torah Bright, with a 45.0
Hannah Teter
American Kelly Clark took the bronze with a score of 42.2.
U.S. hopes of sweeping the medals were dashed with poor performance by Elena Height of South Lake Tahoe and Gretchen Bleiler, who both fell on their two runs.
