![David Wise's alternative lifestyle: Will this young, happily married Olympian start a new culture war? David Wise's alternative lifestyle: Will this young, happily married Olympian start a new culture war?](https://compote.slate.com/images/70c5a937-4958-42c9-8271-400230f91f34.jpg)
David Wise's alternative lifestyle: Will this young, happily married Olympian start a new culture war?
![The Last Run is all David Wise needed to defend Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe gold | PyeongChang 2018 - YouTube The Last Run is all David Wise needed to defend Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe gold | PyeongChang 2018 - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VZSzNx1ND9w/maxresdefault.jpg)
The Last Run is all David Wise needed to defend Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe gold | PyeongChang 2018 - YouTube
![David Wise, from Reno, won a gold medal in freestyle halfpipe skiing in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. David Wise, from Reno, won a gold medal in freestyle halfpipe skiing in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.](https://www.rgj.com/gcdn/-mm-/2729443be0a6e2a763754b9e7aab94894def144f/c=0-302-3297-4698/local/-/media/2017/12/21/Reno/RGJ/636494838073771165-USATSI-10310540.jpg?width=660&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
David Wise, from Reno, won a gold medal in freestyle halfpipe skiing in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
![David Wise wins silver medal in Olympic halfpipe; U.S teammate Alex Ferreira takes bronze - The Washington Post David Wise wins silver medal in Olympic halfpipe; U.S teammate Alex Ferreira takes bronze - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VUKFDKURFQI6ZDO5KIJWTCGSMM.jpg)