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So here’s something great: a 17-year-old by the name of Red Gerard – maybe the best name to ever grace an athletic platform – overslept after a Netflix binge, rushed to his event and still bagged an Olympic gold medal.

Gerard had dozed off watching an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Saturday night and slept through his alarm.

Thankfully a mate woke him up, helped him find a coat after discovering his jacket was missing and legged it for the slopes.

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The Colorado teen won the United States’ first gold medal of this year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea.

He was awarded a combined score of 87.16 out of 100 for his three snowboarding runs, earning the top spot over Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot.

Reacting to the brilliant news, Gerard yelled ‘holy f*ck’ on live TV. The amazement was mutual it seems.

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Gerard is now the youngest American man in the last 90 years to win gold at a Winter Olympics. The last record holder was 16-year-old bobsledder Billy Fiske back in 1928, according to the Wall Street Journal.