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Olympic Underdogs - Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg wins gold in snowboard slopestyle

Yahoo Sports

Sat, Feb 8, 2014, 11:12 AM

Sage Kotsenburg of the U.S. arrives on the finish line at the men's snowboard slopestyle final during the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Russia's Alexey Sobolev performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle semi-final competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Belgium's Seppe Smits performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle semi-final competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Japan's Yuki Kadono performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle semi-final competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khuto

Ireland's Seamus O'Connor reacts on the finish line during the men's snowboard slopestyle semi-final competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Japan's Kadono reacts on the finish line during the men's snowboard slopestyle final competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Canada's Sebastien Toutant performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Sage Kotsenburg of the U.S. performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

Finland's Peetu Piiroinen lands from a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg wins the first gold medal of the 2014 Winter Games for the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle event.