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Sage Kotsenburg

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Sage Kotsenburg is an American snowboarder, born on July 27, 1993, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal in men snowboard slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, which also made him the first gold medalist of those Games and delivered the first medal for the United States. He was born in Coeur d Alene, Idaho, grew up in Park City, Utah, started snowboarding at five with his older brother Blaze, and was homeschooled. He made his US Open debut at twelve, won slopestyle silver at the 2010 European X Games, landed the first cab double cork 1440 at Air and Style in Innsbruck in 2011, and took silver in slopestyle at the 2012 Winter X Games. In Sochi he invented an original grab, the Holy Crail. Soon afterward he left competition to explore backcountry snowboarding.

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Birth Year
1993 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 2
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Competed In

2014 Winter Olympics, Competitions
Source Sage Kotsenburg (Wikipedia)
X Games, Competitions
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Plays

Snowboarding, Sports
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Nationality

United States

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Sage Kotsenburg (born July 27, 1993) is an American snowboarder.
Sources
1. Olympedia: Sage Kotsenburg Olympic profile (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 27 July 1993 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho USA
  • Biographical information, Sex
    Sex Male
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2. Sage Kotsenburg (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, X Games medals
    Kotsenburg won a silver medal in snowboard slopestyle at the 2012 Winter X Games XVI in Aspen, Colorado, behind Mark McMorris.
  • Lead, nationality
    Sage Kotsenburg (born July 27, 1993) is an American snowboarder.
  • Plays: Snowboarding, Lead
    Sage Kotsenburg (born July 27, 1993) is an American snowboarder.
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Lead, Olympics 2014
    He won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and became the first gold medalist at these Olympics.
  • Competed In: X Games, Lead, X Games
    Kotsenburg won a silver medal in snowboard slopestyle at the 2012 Winter X Games XVI in Aspen, Colorado, behind Mark McMorris.
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