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As the gold medal slopestyle favorite heading into the Sochi Olympics, Jamie Anderson carried the most pressure of all 12 women who made the finals this afternoon. But while the world watched as she prepared to drop in for her second run, she simply smiled, took a deep breath, and did her best to let go of it all.
Third from last to drop, Jamie had just endured a series of high scoring runs from Finland’s Enni Rukajarvi, England’s Jenny Jones, and Switzerland’s Sina Candrian who landed the first contest 1080 for a woman. After posting only an 80.75 on her first run, she now needed … More
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The sixth round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, was a night of firsts, as Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Justin Hill and Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart both carded their first wins of the season, and both did so in convincing fashion. For Hill, the win was the first of his young career, and for Stewart, the win marked his first of the season, but 46th of his career. Stewart’s victory bumped him to fourth in the points standings, while Hill moved into third.
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The first gate drop of the night saw … More
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What does one do after earning a spot on the podium in slopestyle at the Winter Olympics?
If you are Norway’s Ståle Sandbech, you celebrate by turning your flowing locks of hair into an incredibly large mohawk.
Sandbech, who won bronze medals at X Games Aspen 2014 last month for slopestyle and big air, was awarded the silver Olympic medal at the medal ceremony Saturday night in Sochi.
Unofficially, he was awarded a gold medal for big hair … Pictures and more
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