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Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris won bronze, Canada's first medal in Sochi, in men’s slopestyle

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Charles Reid sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Charles Reid sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Charles Reid sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Charles Reid sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris sails through the air the slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014 during the Sochi Winter Olympics.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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Canada's Sebastien Toutant performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 8, 2014.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Canada's Mark McMorris performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 8, 2014.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Canada's Mark McMorris takes a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Andy Wong/The Associated Press

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Canada's Sebastien Toutant arrives on the finish line during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 8, 2014.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Canada's Maxence Parrot reacts on the finish line during the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 8, 2014.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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United States' Sage Kotsenburg celebrates after winning the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.Andy Wong/The Associated Press

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United States' Sage Kotsenburg, center, celebrates with Norway's Staale Sandbech, left, and Canada's Mark McMorris after Kotsenburg won the men's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Sandbech took the silver medal and McMorris took bronze.Andy Wong/The Associated Press

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris celebrates after winning bronze in the slopestyle event and Canada's first medal of the Sochi Winter Olympic games at the Rosa Khutor Exterme Park February 8, 2014.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail

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