MADISON, CT — Madison's Mac Bohonnon suffered a hard landing on one of his jumps Saturday in the men's aerials competition and he did not qualify for the finals, NBC Connecticut reports. He finished outside of the top 12.
He did execute a nearly perfect second jump but it wasn't enough to advance. According to the Team USA site, Bohonnon was born in New Haven and his hometown is Madison. This is his second Olympics and in 2014 he was named FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year. In 2015, he finished first in aerials and second overall.
According to his Team USA profile he "began skiing when he was 18 months old...Hobbies include collecting records, mountain biking, fly fishing, and golfing."
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Mac and Kiley made Madison and Connecticut very proud. https://t.co/QDSw3xMkbn
— Ryan Hanrahan (@ryanhanrahan) February 17, 2018
Kiley McKinnon, of Madison, finished 10th overall in the women’s aerial competition. She had advanced to the finals.
Former first grade classmates Mac Bohonnon and Kylie McKinnon are now Olympic aerial freestyle teammates for USA @stevereedAP #Pyeongchang2018 https://t.co/ENu4JTaT8c pic.twitter.com/BnAEY92SYy
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) February 10, 2018
Getting fired up for show time tomorrow night! #ItsForAmerica pic.twitter.com/qeFx4WeVUM
— Mac Bohonnon (@MacBohonnon) February 16, 2018
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