PHOTOS: Men’s Ski Slopestyle Finals at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 13, 2014
Australia's Russ Henshaw rotates during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6629 )
Gold medalist Joss Christensen makes his final jump during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7037 )
U.S.A. skier Nick Goepper rotates on a flip during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6933 )
U.S.A. skier Bobby Brown wipes out during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6517 )
Gold medalist Joss Christensen makes a jump during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__1AO8071 )
Australia's Russ Henshaw wrecks during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6788 )
The help rests in the sun during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__1AO8030 )
Norway's Oystein Braaten rotates during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__1AO8032 )
U.S.A. skier Bobby Brown wipes out during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6519 )
U.S.A. skier Bobby Brown gives a thumbs up after wiping out during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6547 )
U.S.A. skier Bobby Brown reacts to wiping out during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6557 )
Norway's Aleksander Aurdal makes a jump during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6603 )
U.S.A. skier Bobby Brown reacts to wiping out during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6587 )
Great Britain's James Woods finishes his second run during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7001 )
The sole non-placer for the U.S.A. Bobby Brown watches the action after a disappointing finish during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__2AO3594 )
Norway's Andreas Haatveit jumps during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6707 )
U.S.A. skier Bobby Brown reacts to wiping out during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6749 )
Australia's Russ Henshaw wrecks during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6790 )
Australia's Russ Henshaw reacts to wrecking during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6812 )
U.S.A. skier Gus Kenworthy reacts to moving into second place after his second run during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6884 )
U.S.A. skier Gus Kenworthy reacts to moving into second place after his second run during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6916 )
U.S.A. skier Nick Goepper reacts to his third place standing during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6950 )
U.S.A. skier Nick Goepper reacts to his third place standing during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO6960 )
Norway's Andreas Haatveit makes his final jump during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7011 )
Gold medalist Joss Christensen reacts after his final run during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7059 )
Henrik Harlaut of Sweden in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/Michael Kappeler ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Henrik Harlaut of Sweden falls during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Benedikt Mayr of Germany in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Bobby Brown of USA in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Nicholas Goepper of USA in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Final in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Russell Henshaw of Australia in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Luca Schuller of Switzerland in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Nicholas Goepper of USA in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Final in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand of Canada in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Oystein Braaten of Norway in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( epaselect RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Henrik Harlaut of Sweden during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Final in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Andreas Haatveit of Norway in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Final in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
James Woods of Great Britain in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Final in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Markus Eder of Italy in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Marek Skala of Czech Republic in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Antti Ollila of Finland in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Russell Henshaw of Australia in action during the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualification in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 13 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Australia's Russell Henshaw crashes on his second run in the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Gus Kenworthy of the United States competes in the men's ski slopestyle final to win the silver medal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Luca Schuler of Switzerland competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Qualification during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 469100699 )
Henrik Harlaut of Sweden competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 469122887 )
Oystein Braaten of Norway competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 469123625 )
Bobby Brown of the United States competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Qualification during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 469129579 )
Bobby Brown of the United States competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 469142641 )
Bobby Brown of the United States competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Qualification during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 469143083 )
Joss Christensen of the United States competes in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 469142809 )
Switzerland's Luca Schuler competes in the Men's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 13, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 527007803 )
Gus Kenworthy of the United States competes in the men's ski slopestyle final to win the silver medal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Nick Goepper, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., competes in the men's ski slopestyle competition at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the 2014 Sochi Olympics Thursday February 13, 2014. Joss Christiensen, of Park City, Utah, won the gold medal with a score of 95.80. Gus Kenworthy, of Telluride, Colo., won the silver with a 93.60. Nick Goepper, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., won the bronze with a 92.40. It marked only the third time that the United States has swept the medals in an Olympic Winter Games event. (Photo by Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune) ( 1 )
U.S.A. skier Nick Goepper hugs teammate Joss Christensen as teammate Gus Kenworthy looks on after the trio swept the podium during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7097 )
U.S.A. skier Nick Goepper (center) high fives Joss Christensen as teammate Gus Kenworthy looks on after the trio swept the podium during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7104 )
U.S.A. medalists from left to right, Gus Kenworthy (silver), Joss Christensen (gold) and Nick Goepper (bronze) walk to the podium after the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7154 )
U.S.A. bronze medalist Nick Goepper celebrates during the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7168 )
U.S.A. medalists from left to right, Gus Kenworthy (silver), Joss Christensen (gold) and Nick Goepper (bronze) celebrate on the podium after the men's ski slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( SP14SKISLOPEMEN__4AO7194 )
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