The 2018 Winter Olympics are in full swing following an incredible opening ceremony, and tonight, one of Northeast Ohio's own shot to the top of the podium.
Rocky River native Red Gerard won gold in men's slopestyle snowboarding, becoming the youngest American ever to take gold in the sport.
In addition to snowboarding, we're also keeping an eye on team figure skating. Team USA currently sits in third place.
What follows is a comprehensive blog of the night's events. You can also join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #3Olympics.
12:48 p.m. - Pairs free skate
The pairs free skate portion of the team figure skating event has wrapped up, with the American husband-wife duo of Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim posting a solid 126.56.
The Canadian pair of Megan Duhamel and Eric Radford took first at 148.51. Canada currently leads the overall competition with 45 points, followed by the Olympic Athletes from Russia (39) and the United States (36), with Italy (35) lurking.
11:42 p.m. - Figure skating
With all the excitement from Red Gerard, we weren't able to give as much attention to the figure skating team event.
The short programs for ice dancing and the ladies took place in prime time. In the former, the American brother-sister team of Maia and Alex Shibutani placed second with a score of 75.46. However, they were outdone by the impressive Canadian duo of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who carded an 80.51.
For the ladies, Bradie Tennell proved she belonged by carding a respectable fifth for the United States.
But Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia was the star of the show, blowing past the competition with an 81.06.
At the end of the short programs, Team Canada leads with 34 points, followed by the Olympic Athletes from Russia and the United States. The pairs free skate is taking place right now.
11:18 p.m. - Gerard's winning ride
Check out the run that gave Red Gerard Olympic gold.
10:38 p.m. - Red Gerard's family goes nuts
Although he now lives in Silverthorne, Colorado, Red Gerard still has plenty of friends and family in Northeast Ohio. At a watch party Saturday night, they went crazy when Red took the gold.
10:10 p.m. - More Red Gerard reaction
Chills.
9:31 p.m. - Gerard wins gold!
Unbelievable!!! Red Gerard has won the gold medal with a score of 87.16 , more than a full point ahead of silver medalist Max Parrot of Canada. Parrot's teammate Mark McMorris takes the bronze.
9:23 p.m. - Incredible run puts Gerard in first
Red Gerard just delivered the biggest run of his life. Despite appearing to have back pain, the 17-year-old put up a score of 87.16 to vault him into first place!! For the moment at least...
8:52 p.m. - Updated standings
Canada's Mark McMorris (85.20) is now in gold medal position, followed by Norway's Staale Sandbech (81.01) and New Zealand's Carlos Garcia Knight (78.60). Red Gerard (46.40) is in 11th.
One more run to go.
8:43 p.m. - Gerard wipes out again
After starting out strong, Red Gerard hit the surface again toward the end of his second run. He will be no better than 10th place heading into the last round, but remember, only the best score counts.
8:38 p.m. - Figure skating update
The team figure skating event is happening live as well, and this performance by the ice dancing team of Kavita Lorenz and Joti Polizoakis has Germany in third place.
8:24 p.m. - Riders struggle in round one
Red Gerard is currently in seventh place heading into the second run, with New Zealand's Carlos Garcia Knight (78.60), Norway's Marcus Kleveland (77.76), and Canada's Mark McMorris (75.30) claiming the top spots.
Several riders (including top qualifyer Max Parrot) had difficulties to start, but all will get two more chances.
8:14 p.m. - Gerard stumbles on first run.
On the slopes for the first time, Gerard was going fine before briefly stumbling after a spin, giving him a score of 43.33 (currently fourth place). He'll have two more chances, with the best score counting.
8:05 p.m. - First runs underway
The slopestyle competitors first of three finals runs have begun, although they are not all airing live on NBCSN. The complete live stream is available on NBCOlympics.com.
One rider, Norway's Mons Roisland, did not start and is already out.
