World champion Finley Melville Ives was the first athlete to descend the halfpipe on Day 14 of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but a mid‑air ski loss sent him tumbling to the bottom of the leaderboard. Gus Kenworthy, the 2014 US slopestyle silver medalist who now competes for Great Britain, has been targeted with death threats since his “fuck ICE” protest on the slopes.
2026 Olympics Day 14: Halfpipe – Melville Ives Falls, Kenworthy Threats
World champion Finley Melville Ives crashed in the halfpipe on Day 14 of the 2026 Winter Olympics, falling to the bottom of the leaderboard. Gus Kenworthy, the former US slopestyle silver medalist now competing for Great Britain, has received death threats following his anti‑ICE protest.