<p>Slopestyle <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/shaun-white-withdraws-olympic-slopestyle-2014-2">has been the talk of the Olympics since Shaun White dropped out</a> at the last minute, calling the course too dangerous.</p>
<p>Well, that didn't hurt the U.S. because the Americans have taken home the very first gold medal of the Olympics.</p>
<p>In a huge upset, Sage Kotsenburg came in first place in Slopestyle:</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f5faa46da811d11355d083-639-367/screen shot 2014-02-08 at 4.24.36 am.png" border="0" alt="sage kotsenberg" /><p class="source"><span>Screengrab from BBC</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p><br /><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/52f5f9206bb3f7264c55d09b-642-368/screen shot 2014-02-08 at 4.23.56 am.png" border="0" alt="sage kotsenberg" /><p class="source"><span>Screengrab from BBC</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>Go Sage!</p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52f5fa1becad04477155d081-1200-1800/sage-kotensberg.jpg" border="0" alt="sage kotensberg" width="800" /><p class="source"><span>Julian Finney/Getty Images</span></p></div><p></p></div></p>

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USA Wins The First Gold Medal Of The Olympics

Slopestyle has been the talk of the Olympics since Shaun White dropped out at the last minute, calling the course too dangerous. Well, that didn't hurt the U.S. because the Americans have taken home the very first gold medal of the Olympics. In a huge upset, Sage Kotsenburg came in first place in Slopestyle: Screengrab from BBC Screengrab from BBC Go Sage! Julian Finney/Getty Images

Slopestyle has been the talk of the Olympics since Shaun White dropped out at the last minute, calling the course too dangerous. Well, that didn't hurt the U.

USA Wins The First Gold Medal Of The Olympics

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