The skiier who gamed her way to the Olympics
Elizabeth Swaney made it to the 2018 Winter Olympics in women’s halfpipe skiing by perfecting a simple strategy: don’t fall. No tricks, no air, no backflips — just ski down the halfpipe, go up one side, come down, go up the other side, repeat.
In her Olympic runs, she scored 30.00 and 31.40, placing last — 13.60 points behind the s…
