Slopestyle men: the first Olympic gold medal goes to Sage Kotsenburg

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The first gold Sochi 2014 goes to the United States thanks to Sage Kotsenburg, which has prevailed in the men's slopestyle at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park

Saturday 8 February 2014 3 minutes reading time

The 20 year old'' s Idaho, already scored in the semi-finals played a few hours before, he put the record straight with an amazing first run that allowed him to get a score of 93.50. With a second run for framing brings home the silver'' the Norwegian Staale Sandbech, also over 90 points with a score of 91.75 The bronze went to the great pre-race favorite, Canadian Mark McMorris, gold at the Winter X Games in 2012 and 2013 and silver in 2014 in slopestlye,'' with a good second run and a score of 87.50. It should be remembered that during their latest edition of'' McMorris was vititma of a fall resulting in a fractured rib. At the foot of the podium Swede Sven Thorgren (87,50), the day definitely disappointed Canadians, who in addition to bronze McMorris took home fifth place with only a Maxence Parrot and a ninth with Sebastien Tourant. STANDINGS 1 22 USA Sage Kotsenburg 93.50 1 83.25 5 93.50 2 8 NOR Staale Sandbech 27.00 11 91.75 1 91.75 3 24 CAN Mark McMorris 33.75 9 88.75 2 88.75 4 21 SWE Sven Thorgren 83.75 3 87.50 3 87.50 5 19 CAN Maxence Parrot 47.00 7 87.25 4 87.25 6 14 GBR Jamie NICHOLLS 85.50 2 46.50 9 85.50 7 12 FIN Peetu PIIROINEN 78.50 4 81.25 6 81.25 8 4 JPN Yuki Kadono 53.00 6 75.75 7 75.75 9 7 CAN Sebastien Toutant 54.50 5 58.50 8 58.50 10 1 GBR Billy Morgan 38.00 8 39.75 10 39.75 11 18 FIN Roope Tonteri 31.50 10 39.00 11 39.00 12 16 NOR Gjermund BRAATEN 24.75 12 20:50 12 24.75

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