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Women's halfpipe freestyle skiing

  • Maddie Bowman of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Bowman of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Maddie Bowman of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Russia's Elizavetta Chesnokova jokes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Russia's Chesnokova jokes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Russia's Elizavetta Chesnokova jokes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Canada's Rosalind Groenewoud performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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    Canada's Groenewoud performs jump during women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Canada's Rosalind Groenewoud performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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  • Japan's Ayana Onozuka competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Japan's Onozuka competes during women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Japan's Ayana Onozuka competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Australia's Amy Sheehan performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Australia's Sheehan performs jump during women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Australia's Amy Sheehan performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Annalisa Drew, Brita Sigourney (C) and Maddie Bowman of the U.S. (top) practice during warm sessions ahead of the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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    Drew, Sigourney (C) and Bowman of U.S. practice during warm sessions ahead of women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Annalisa Drew, Brita Sigourney (C) and Maddie Bowman of the U.S. (top) practice during warm sessions ahead of the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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  • Angeli Vanlaanen of the U.S. performs a jump during practice session for women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Angeli Vanlaanen of U.S. performs jump during practice session for women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Angeli Vanlaanen of the U.S. performs a jump during practice session for women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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  • Brita Sigourney of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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    Sigourney of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor

    Brita Sigourney of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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Maddie Bowman of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Russia's Elizavetta Chesnokova jokes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Canada's Rosalind Groenewoud performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Japan's Ayana Onozuka competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Australia's Amy Sheehan performs a jump during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Annalisa Drew, Brita Sigourney (C) and Maddie Bowman of the U.S. (top) practice during warm sessions ahead of the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPORT SKIING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Angeli Vanlaanen of the U.S. performs a jump during practice session for women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
Brita Sigourney of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS)
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Maddie Bowman of the United States won gold in women's halfipe skiing, outpeforming 23 others in conquering the 22-foot-high, 700-foot-long course.