Bethel native Nathan Pare and teammate Stacy Gaskill failed to advance out of the quarterfinals in the snowboard cross mixed team event Sunday at the Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Italy.
Pare, 20, who grew up in Farmingdale before going to Gould Academy in Bethel, finished his run in second place but Gaskill fell midway through hers, which knocked them out of contention.
“That’s going to be the end of their day,” an NBC announcer said after the fall.
France won gold while Switzerland finished second to take the silver medal. Germany won the bronze.
The result marked a second straight tough outing at these Games for Pare.
He made his Olympic debut Thursday in snowboard cross, but was disqualified for making contact with a fellow rider during the quarterfinal run.
The snowboard cross mixed team event features 16 teams, each comprised of a man and a woman. The mixed event made its Olympic debut at the Beijing Games in 2022.
The top two teams in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals.
Pare went first Sunday and turned in a strong showing, finishing second. Gaskill, a University of Colorado student, started her run toward the back of her group and fell as she tried to gain ground.
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