U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
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Snowboard slopestyle was introduced this year for the first time as an Olympic event and it turns out that Team USA is pretty darn good at it. On Saturday, Sage Kotsenburg surprised everyone by capturing gold in the men's event, earning the first medal of the Olympics.
And less than 24 hours later, Jamie Anderson — who was the favorite coming in — won gold in the women's event, giving Team USA two gold medals in the inaugural Olympics for the sport.
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On her last run, Anderson nailed two 720s, earning a score of 95.25 and bumping her up from fifth place to first.
