Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Aaron Blunck of USA in action during men’s final of ski halfpipe of Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain on Dec. 8, 2017. 
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Aaron Blunck, Crested Butte
Specialty: Ski halfpipe
Age: 22
Shaking off a down season after competing in ski halfpipe’s Olympic debut in Sochi as a wide-eyed 18-year-old, Blunck can call the 2017-18 season his best ever. With his easy style and technical command at qualifying contests in Copper, Breckenridge and Snowmass, Blunck punched his second Olympic ticket. With a majority of the world’s best halfpipe skiers hailing from the U.S., Blunck’s hard-earned ascendancy to U.S. Skiing’s second Olympic pipe team delivers hope he can find the podium in PyeongChang.
Competing: Feb. 20 qualifying, Feb. 22 finals.
