Olympics - Freestyle skiing: Norway's Braaten strikes early in slopestyle triumph

Freestyle Skiing - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals - Phoenix Snow Park - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 18, 2018 - Oystein Braaten of Norway celebrates after winning the event. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Norway's Oystein Braaten struck early with a brilliant first run as he claimed gold in the Olympic freestyle skiing men's slopestyle event on Sunday.

American Nick Goepper improved on his bronze from Sochi four years ago with a silver medal as Canada's Alex Beaulieu-Marchand claimed a surprise third place.