US snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold of the Sochi Olympics on Saturday as organisers breathed a sigh of relief after an opening ceremony that impressed even the most ardent sceptics of Russia's Games. Sage Kotsenburg
The United States is officially on the Olympic scoreboard, as snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg, a charismatic 20-year old from Park City, Utah, put together a near-flawless run in the finals of the men's slopestyle event and won gold here Saturday afternoon. Sage Kotsenburg