Sage Kotsenburg Wins USA’s First Gold Medal at Sochi Olympics (VIDEO)

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Sage Kotsenburg has won the first gold medal for USA at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

The 20-year-old snowboarder completed an almost flawless run on the Slopestyle course, nabbing first place.

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Kotsenburg tweeted after the event, “WOW!! I just won the Olympics!! Bringing back the first Gold here to the USA! Love seeing all the support from everyone YOU RULE!!”

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Check out video below of Kotsenburg talking about his win!

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