Anderson gold completes US slopestyle double

The 23 year-old produced a majestic display to record an incredible score of 95.25 in her second run and overhaul Finland’s Enni Rukajarvi, who took silver.

Great Britain’s Jenny Jones claimed the bronze thanks to a second run score of 87.25, which contributed its own page to the history books, as it gave the British their first ever Olympic medal on snow.

Anderson appeared some way off gold after her first run despite a respectable score of 80.75, Czech Republic’s Sarka Pancochova setting a marker with a fine performance that saw her score 86.25 to lead at the halfway stage.

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