Teenager Red Gerard pulled off a shock win in the men's slopestyle snowboarding （自由式单板滑雪） to get the first gold medal for Team USA at the Winter Olympics． At long last the USA has not had to wait until the second day of an Olympic-Summer or Winter-to win its first gold medal since 1998．
The 17-year-old crashed on both of his first two runs in high winds ， but achieved an un-believable final effort that no one could match to become the youngest American man to win an Olympic winter gold medal since 1928．
Sitting in llth place after two runs， Gerard impressed the judges deeply with his fall through a series of rails and huge jumps to beat Canadian riders Max Parrot （2nd place after two runs） and Mark McMorris （lst place after two runs） to the silver and bronze （铜牌） re-spectively．
"I was surprised to make it even to the finals of the Olympics and to get first is above me，I don't even know what's going on to be honest，" Gerard told the British reporter Oliver Jef-fers． "I cannot believe what has just happened-it is insane． " Parrot put down a near-perfect run as the last rider to go down， but it wasn't good enough to knock Gerard off the top spot．
McMorris， who had been in the lead after two rounds， took his second straight Olympic slope-style bronze less than a year after crashing into a tree， which almost killed him．
Gerard was a child prodigy， who could walk at nine months． He started snowboarding at the age of two and managed to do a standing backflip by the time he was six years old． He joined the American national team just four years ago． His Olympic journey is set to continue in the men's big air competition， which will be making its debut in an Olympic Games on Feb． 21．



What does Red Gerard think of his win in the men's slopestyle snowboarding？ ______

A. It is all worth it．
B. It is not a shock．
C. It is beyond all question．
D. It is beyond expectation．

Who won the second place in the men's slopestyle snowboarding？ ______

A. Red Gerard．
B. Max Parrot．
C. Oliver Jeffers．
D. Mark McMorris．

What can be inferred from the text？ ______

A. Gerard is the youngest gold-medal winner at the Winter Olympics．
B. Gerard got the highest mark in the final round．
C. McMorris crashed into a tree in his last effort．
D. Parrot performed perfectly in all his runs．

Which of the following can be the best title of the text？ ______

A. A great winner in American history
B. An accident at the Winter Olympics
C. Teenager Red Gerard won the first gold medal
D. Snowboarding winners at the Winter Olympics