LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The fans from the Czech Republic clanged cowbells and waved their red-white-and-blue tricolor for a sun-splashed Olympic victory they simply knew was coming. Then, they all looked down and checked their programs.

Malinin's score was 200.03. When Sato's was revealed as 194.86, it clinched the gold for the U.S. in this event for a second consecutive Winter Olympics and sent a bench full of U.S. athletes, including Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Amber Glenn, Alysa Lu, Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea, hugging one another as they clinched the title.

The giant snowboard slalom is a similar event to what skiiers compete in, racing down a hill, side to side, passing through various gates. Karl won in the end by 0.19 seconds over Korea's Kim Sangkyum. And that earned the watching audience quite the celebration.

Benjamin Karl secures gold and grabs headlines with his celebrations at the Winter Olympics.

Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl celebrated winning back-to-back gold medals by stripping off at the finish line. The 40-year-old immediately removed four layers of clothing after claiming

At Milano Cortina, Austria and Switzerland will be sending 11 skiers, Italy 10, and France? Just seven. No wonder several of the country’s best skiers didn’t make the initial list.

Ester Ledecka's quest to become the first snowboarder to win gold medals at three straight Olympics came to a surprisingly early end Sunday.She lost her quarterfinal race in the sport's parallel giant slalom by 0.