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2014 Sochi Olympic Games;Winter Olympic games;Olympic games;Spor
Men's ski slopestyle gold medalist Joss Christensen, center, on the podium with his U.S. teammates Gus Kenworthy, left, silver, and Nicholas Goepper, bronze, right. (Photo: AP)

U.S. Sweeps Olympic Slopestyle Skiing

Men dominate brand-new event

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2014 Sochi Olympic Games;Winter Olympic games;Olympic games;Spor
(Photo: AP)

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The U.S. men in the first-ever Olympic slopestyle skiing competition. It鈥檚 only the third time in history Americans have nabbed all three medals in the same event at the Winter Games.

Joss Christensen took gold after his 98.8-point run. Teammate Gus Kenworthy won silver with a score of 93.6, while Nick Goepper鈥攖he reigning X Games slopestyle champion鈥攅arned bronze.

The last time the United States swept a podium at the Winter Olympics was in 2002 with the stellar men鈥檚 halfpipe snowboard team. In 1956, the United States won all three medals in men鈥檚 singles figure skating.

鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty amazing,鈥 Skogen Sprang, the U.S. freeskiing slopestyle coach, . 鈥淚鈥檓 still kind of in shock.鈥

The U.S. medal count surged after the slopestyle skiing victory. With 12 medals, the United States is tied with the Netherlands for second and trailing the leader, Norway, by just one award.

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