The U.S. has swept the podium in men's slopestyle skiing.Joss Christensen soared to gold in the sport's Olympic debut, posting a score of 95.80 on Thursday to beat teammates Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper.
The gold was the fourth for the U.S. at the Sochi Winter Games, all won on the slopes of the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.I am shocked," Christensen said. "I am stoked to be up here with my friends. America, we did it.Christensen's greatest competition appeared like it would come from the 19-year-old Goepper, the favorite after dominating the freeskiing scene for the past year and coming from an unlikely place for skiing proficiency.
Day after day, lap after lap, Goepper would ascend the 300-foot-tall ski slope near Lawrenceburg, Ind., and ride nonstop for hours, always in search of the perfect run.
Coming into the event, certainly the USA had strong medal contenders but Christensen didn't figure to be at the top of the list. He entered the competition ranked 34th in the world but was simply superb on Thursday. A fourth American, third-ranked Bobby Brown, finished in ninth place.
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