Lakewood Teacher In South Korea For Winter Olympics

LAKEWOOD, OH — Grant Elementary School teacher Margaret Gerard is currently in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She's there supporting her cousin, Olympic snowboarding slopestylist Red Gerard. Much of the Gerard family made the long trip to the 2018 Winter Games.

Red won the United States' first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics in men's slopestyle snowboarding. In the final round, he bounced from 11th place and into the lead with a dramatic run.

Several viewers of the games reported seeing the teacher on live TV. The school district said on Facebook that it is currently looking for a clip from the event to share with students and local families.

Canadians Max Parrot and Mark McMorris won silver and bronze medals, respectively. Gerard's score of 87.16 edged Parrot, who had a final score of 86.00. McMorris had a score of 85.20 in his second run.

Gerard's final run included a switch backside 1260 and a backside triple cork 1440. (Watch a video of his gold medal-winning run at NBC Sports.)

To learn more about Red and his gold medal winning run, click here.

Photo information: Red Gerard, of the United States, jumps during the men's slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)