Silver medalist Gus Kenworthy of the United States, gold medalist Joss Christensen of the United States and bronze medalist Nicholas Goepper of the United States stand on the podium during the flower ceremony after the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle Finals on Feb. 13, 2014 in Sochi.
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Americans took home the gold, silver, and bronze medal in the inaugural men’s skiing slopestyle competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Thursday.
Joss Christensen, a 22-year-old from Park City, Utah, might have only been a discretionary pick for the U.S. team, but he finished the event, sliding from rails and catapulting from ramps, with the best time and a gold medal.
He had a score of 95.80 followed by Gus Kenworthy at 93.60 and Nick Goepper at 92.40.
“I am shocked,” Christensen said after his win, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I am stoked to be up here with my friends. America, we did it.”
This is only the third time Americans have ever swept a Winter Games event.
More: Meet The Athletes of Team U.S.A.
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