THE USA!

heavily on pushing the edge, Austria’s Anna Gasser seemed intent on putting together a truly edgy run, and her double underflip on the second jump of her first run ended with her sitting down.

The most problematic spot appeared to be the second of the three jumps. At times the wind socks that lined the course were perpendicular to the ground and the second jump appeared to be particularly vulnerable to gusts. Anderson stuck out her tongue in relief after completing her steady if hardly spectacular first trip down the hill. Anderson headed back to the top to see if anyone could catch her. And while Blouin and Rukajarvi overcame first-run spills to reach the podium, Anderson’s score was never really challenged.