Gold medalist Canada's Sebastien Toutant is draped in the Canadian national flag following the final of the men's snowboard big air event at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Pic/AFP

Canada's Sebastien Toutant won the gold in the men's snowboard big air event on Saturday at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Toutant has now joined Austria's Anna Gasser, who won the women's big air event on Thursday, as the first Olympic gold medallists in the history of the sport, reports Efe. The event is making its debut in the ongoing Winter Games.