FitzSimons 17th In Olympic Big Air

Hood River Valley’s Sean FitzSimons finished 17th in qualifying in the men’s snowboarding Big Air event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing Monday, ending up outside of the top 12 finish needed to qualify for the final.  The 2019 HRV valedictorian entered his third in final run with a chance to advance after scoring 53.25 on his first attempt and 68.76 on the second.  But he could only score 16.25 on the final run, ending his 2022 Olympic competition.  Last week, FitzSimons reached the final in slopestyle, finishing in 12th.  Max Parrot of Canada was the leader in the Big Air event after qualifying, with American Red Gerard in third.

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