[4] He was taken by a film crew to Mount Hood shortly after to shoot a video of him on the biggest jumps he had tried at that point.

Though he was named to 2018 Canadian Olympic team in Pyeongchang, Toutant participated in few events in the buildup to the games.

[11] Keeping his injury a secret Toutant hit the slopes at the Olympics, he finished last in the men's slopestyle final.

In the big air final, Toutant defied his injury and rode to a surprise gold medal, surpassing teammates McMorris and Parrot.

A couple of months ago, I couldn't even snowboard, so it definitely feels great that I'm able to ride at my best and to put the tricks down.

"[11] The victory made Toutant the first men's big air champion in the Olympics, as this was the event's debut at the games.