Sage Kotsenburg: Snowboarding Gold Medal Was 'Random'

American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first Olympic slopestyle gold medal in the history of his sport on Saturday afternoon in Sochi — it was also the first gold medal of the 2014 games

The 20-year-old from Park City, Utah, scored a surprising win over a strong field including Canadian favorite Mark McMorris. How surprising? It seems even Kotsenburg himself could hardly believe he'd reached the slopestyle final

After the morning semi-final, but before the ultimate round, Kotsenburg took a quick Twitter break. Here's what he had to say — we'll admit, his apparent shock is rather endearing: Read more...