A Skier Wearing Jeans Keeps Winning in the Halfpipe

Denim is back, baby.Indiana’s Nick Goepper claimed top marks during the qualifying round of the Toyota US Grand Prix halfpipe event Thursday—wearing jeans. The blues have become Goepper’s trademark during his halfpipe comeback. Goepper, formerly a slopestyle competitor with several Olympic medals under his belt, announced his retirement in 2023. Then, soon afterwards he revealed he’d leave retirement and wear the competitive bib again. This time, though, he&rsqu