USA Gold Medal Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg wins 1st USA Gold Sochi Slopestyle Gold Medal Winner Sage Kotsenburg conquered the formidable Sochi slopestyle course to take home the first gold medal of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The 20-year-old American snowboarder emerged victorious from the men's slopestyle finals at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Saturday. A native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho who grew up near Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, Kotsenburg topped the field of 12 finalists with a score of 93.50 as slopestyle made its Olympic debut. Staale Sandbech of Norway won silver with a score of 91.75 and Mark McMorris of Canada took home bronze with a score of 88.75. With six judges observing, each finalist took on the challenging slopestyle course, navigating various obstacles and soaring off towering ramps. Each competitor completed two runs of the course, with their lower score being discarded. "I like doing crazy things, like spontaneous moves," Kotsenburg explained after his win, via Transworld Snowboarding. "I just had this idea in my mind all day and it ended up working out. I called my brother and I talked to Bill Enos, the US Team coach and I said 'I think I might go back 16 Japan.' He was just like, 'Send it! What do you have to lose?'" "I ended up landing it, and winning with it," Kotsenburg said, reported USA TODAY Sports. After a first round of runs in the finals that was marked by falls and wobbly landings for several projected medal contenders, the only American among the finalists held the lead with his 93.50. Kotsenburg would notch an 83.25 on his second run but his first score would stand. Fresh off a win in the event at the 2014 Winter X Games, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot was projected to take home slopestyle gold by The Associated Press. The 19-year-old finished in fifth place with scores of 47.00 and 87.25. He had notched the top score in qualification (97.50) to bypass the semifinals and advance directly to the finals. At the X Games, Parrot edged McMorris for slopestyle gold. As the Games got underway in Sochi, Morris supplanted his Canadian teammate as the favorite for many. Sage Kotsenburg WINS 1st USA Gold Sochi Slopestyle Gold Medal Winner | USA Gold Medal Snowboarder USA Gold Medal Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg wins 1st USA Gold Sochi Slopestyle Gold Medal Winner Sage Kotsenburg ... Sage Kotsenburg Wins First 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Medal - Gold Medal In Snowboarding (REVIEW) Sage Kotsenburg Wins First 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Medal - Gold Medal In Snowboarding (REVIEW) This is my review for.. American Snowboarder Kotsenburg Wins Slopesyle Gold Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won a gold medal in slopestyle, bringing the U.S. its first gold medal of the Sochi Winter Games. Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics 2014 winter olympics Kas reaction Sage Kotsenburg of the United States won the first gold medal of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics kas reaction. Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg wins slopestyle gold Medal For USA Sage Kotsenburg, U.S. Snowboarder, Wins First Sochi Gold Medal In Men's Slopestyle Sage Kotsenburg of the United States celebrates winning gold after his second run during the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final ... Sage Kotsenburg (USA) Wins First Gold Medal In Snowboarding 2014 Winter Games SPORTS: American Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics SPORTS: American Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics. Sage Kotsenburg, U.S. Snowboarder, Wins First Sochi Gold Medal In Men's Slopestyle (Photos) Sage Kotsenburg conquered the formidable Sochi slopestyle course to take home the first gold medal of the 2014 Winter ... Sage Kotsenburg American Wins First Gold Medal of Sochi Olympics for The United States THO Review My Thoughts American Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics for The United States in huge slopestyle ... SAGE Kotsenburg American Wins First Gold Medal of Sochi Olympics for The United States THO Review My Thoughts American Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics for The United States in huge slopestyle ... American Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold medal of Sochi Olympics Sage Kotsenburg wins First US Gold MEDAL for US in Slopestyle Sochi Winter Olympic Games Sage Kotsenburg wins First US Gold MEDAL for US in Slopestyle Sochi Winter Olympic Games Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold ... Sage Kotsenburg Wins First 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Medal - Gold Medal In Snowboarding (Highlight) Full Video http://goo.gl/tf0aVb Sage Kotsenburg wins first gold for U.S. in slopestyle. Sage Kotsenburg Wins Gold Medal In Snowboarding - First 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Medal (Review)

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