ASPEN, Colo. — Freestyle skier Alex Hall’s happy place this winter has been sliding down hand rails outside of offices and schools all over Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and other midwestern spots. “You try to find a middle to be true to yourself and do a little more creativity, which is what I’ve been trying to push the last couple …
Scotty James was close, so, so close to an Olympic gold that would have elevated him to sporting immortality. After two runs, James led the field, topping the scoring, despite Ayumu Hirano nailing a mythical triple cork in his second run. "There's a lot of elements that contribute to doing well on the halfpipe other than a triple cork," James …
