Olympic Skier Nick Goepper Took a Practice Run In Jeans, Here's Why

The denim is back. 

The four-time Olympian Nick Goepper, who will compete as a skier in the halfpipe competition, is wearing jeans. 

More accurately, he wore jeans as he twisted and turned down the halfpipe during a training run, his baggy blues flapping in the wind. 

The fashion choice is a resurrection of Goepper’s attire during the X Games when he competed—and took fourth—wearing jeans. The pants also accompanied him when he claimed third at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, among other events.