Sage Kotsenburg Aims for First X Games Gold

Sage Kotsenburg Aims for First X Games Gold

Olympic gold medalist and Alpha Omega Academy graduate Sage Kotsenburg returns to competition this week during the Winter X Games, which runs from January 22-25 in Aspen, Colorado.

After what Kotsenburg self-described as a roller coaster year, including winning an Olympic gold in Sochi and a media tour of interviews with the likes of David Letterman, Kotsenburg is excited to hit the slopes again this weekend.

“It’s just crazy what a year it’s been,” Kotsenburg said in a short X Games preview video. “I just wanted so badly to go snowboard again. Once [the media tour] ended, it felt like I was finally back to where I belonged almost—back to Sage snowboarding. That’s all I am. I’m just a snowboarder.”

The 21-year-old who resides in Park City, Utah, hopes to win his first X Games gold this week. His top previous finishes include a silver medal in men’s snowboard slopestyle at Winter X Games Aspen 2012 and a bronze in men’s snowboard big air at Winter X Games 2011.

UPDATE: Sage Kotsenburg finished in fifth place. Of his three runs in the finals, Sage's best score was 83.33. Mark McMorris won the event with a score of 96.0. The Canadian also won the big air snowboard events at this year's X Games.

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