WATCH: Skier Mike Riddle talks about his silver medal-winning halfpipe run

Mike Riddle took home silver in the first-ever Olympic ski halfpipe event on Tuesday.

In an interview with Global News, he talks about how he practices risky new tricks, how the rain and blowing snow affected the skiers in Sochi, and what it’s like to be “the old man” of the sport at 27.

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Watch Riddle’s full press conference below.