Ohio native helps U.S. win Olympic gold in freestyle skiing event

CINCINNATI — An Ohio native is returning home with an Olympic gold medal.

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Connor Curran helped Team USA win a gold medal in the free ski mixed aerials in Milan on Saturday, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.

Curran is from the Cincinnati-area.

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The Olympics wrote in a social media post that this is the first medal for Curran and his teammate, Kalia Kuhn.

It’s the second gold medal for Chris Lillis.

Kuhn started the event with a 94.44 jump, WCPO said.

Curran landed his jump, scoring 113.72 points, which helped the U.S. into first place.

Lillis finished with a score of 117.19.

Team USA finished with an overall score of 325.25 points, WCPO reported.

Switzerland won the silver, and China took home the bronze.

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