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Alex Ferreira

AFTER TAKING A SILVER MEDAL in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games, Alex Ferreira went on to win the gold medal in SuperPipe at the 2019 X Games last year in front of a hometown crowd. By the time you read this, there will be just a few weeks before he has to defend that title.

Ferreira, 25, learned to ski leashed to his parents

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