Hoosier Olympian Nick Goepper's big risk

What's he's saying: "At the top of the pipe I had two choices," he said in a Sunday Instagram post. "Play it safe and podium, or go for gold. The last trick I attempted would have been a world's first in competition and I likely would have won."

Driving the news: Goepper finished fourth place in the men's freeski halfpipe.

• He sat safely in bronze medal position going into his last run, but said he wanted to go for a brand new trick on the world's biggest stage.
• "I would have loved to have won," he said. "Coming up short hurts, in this case literally."

The latest: In a thank you message to supporters, Goepper said he suffered a sprained MCL and a bone bruise in the crash.

• The 31-year-old also left the door open for a fifth Winter Olympics run when the games go to France in 2030.