By Alex Prewitt Battling high wind gusts and subzero temps, Nico Porteous, David Wise and Alex Ferreira landed on the podium and appreciated their journeys to get there. ZHANGJIAKOU, China—On the final day of competition at Genting Snow Park, in the final freestyle skiing event of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mother Nature brought all she could muster. She brought winds that slapped your cheeks and swirled fake powder like rising smoke. She brought subzero temperatures that tightened throats, froze toes, and left even the hardiest of athletes shivering. And yet out of these conditions also came t…