Red Gerard Wins First US Olympic Gold Medal The 17-year-old snowboarder took home gold at PyeongChang on Saturday. Gerard won the top medal for slopestyle snowboarding. He defeated Canadians Max Parrot and Mark McMorris after his third and final run, with a score of 87.16. Gerard even broke the nation's record! Gerard will go onto compete in snowboarding's big event later in the Games.