Hunter Hess’ Olympic dream came crashing down.

In Friday’s men’s halfpipe final, the 27-year-old didn’t have a clean first run as he bobbled on a landing and fell to the snow in his first run, finishing with a low score of 27.25.

His second run didn’t go any better.

Following a few jumps on his second run, he fell on a landing, completely losing his right ski and sealing his fate with a “Did Not Improve,” leaving him in 10th of the 12-skier field with one run remaining.

Unfortunately, a final run with a score of 58.75 sealed his fate.

Hess’ rough start came after he finished his qualifying run by holding an “L” to his forehead, a nod to President Donald Trump calling him a “loser” after his comments regarding the U.S.’s immigration policies.

“If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I’m representing it,” he said. “Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”

On Friday, he bemoaned the backlash that followed.

“I worked so hard to be here. I sacrificed my entire life to make this happen,” Hess said. “I’m not going to let controversy like that get in my way. I love the United States of America. I cannot say that enough. My original statement, I felt like I said that, but apparently people didn’t take it that way. I’m so happy to be here, so happy to represent Team USA.”

“I had a week that was pretty challenging,” he said. “Luckily, my family was there to support me and help me get through it. There was a lot of noise and I’ve never been subject to that kind of criticism. Skiing has saved my life time and time again and it seems to have done so again.

“There’s been a lot of hate out there. All those people are super entitled to their opinion, and I respect it.”

American Alex Ferriera took gold in the event with a final run of 93.75, edging out Estonia’a Henry Sildaru (93.00). Canadian Brendan Mackay won bronze with a third-run 91.00.

Fellow U.S. skiers Nick Goepper (89.00) and Birk Irving (88.00) finished fourth and fifth.