Sage Kotsenburg
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July 27, 1993
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| Born | Sage Cullen Kotsenburg[1] July 27, 1993 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) (2014)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) (2014)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sage Kotsenburg (born July 27, 1993) is an American snowboarder. He won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and became the first gold medalist at these Olympics. Kotsenburg won a silver medal in snowboard slopestyle at the 2012 Winter X Games XVI in Aspen, Colorado, behind Mark McMorris.[3] Kotsenburg won a bronze medal in Snowboard Big Air at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, behind Torstein Horgmo and Sebastien Toutant.[4]
Kotsenburg was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, but grew up in Park City, Utah. His parents are Carol Ann and Steve Kotsenburg, a real estate agent. He has two older brothers, and a younger sister. Kotsenburg started snowboarding at the age of five with older brother Blaze. The three younger siblings snowboard together. Their mother acts as Kotsenburg's travel agent.[5]
Kotsenburg was homeschooled via the Alpha Omega Academy. He graduated in 2011.[6] He has been a plant-based vegan since 2016.[7]
