
Meet the new-school Olympians —
Sochi's slopestyle competition, with both ski and snowboard versions, has brought a whole new dimension to the Winter Games.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
The U.S. cruised through the skiing competition, claiming all three medals -- just the third American clean sweep of an event in the history of the Winter Games.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
Joss Christensen won gold -- his first success in a major competition before, having qualified for the Olympics just two weeks ago.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
Fans on the ground celebrated the U.S. medal sweep in style. Or freestyle?

Meet the new-school Olympians —
The winners did not hide their emotions. It was a historic moment -- the U.S. has previously only won all three medals in the 2002 men's halfpipe snowboard competition and the 1956 men's individual figure skating singles.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
The sun, the snow, the tricks: Oystein Braaten of Norway flies high in the slopestyle competition.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
American snowboarders Kaitlyn Farrington and Hannah Teter, along with Australia's Torah Bright, smile as they wait for the final results in their halfpipe competition.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
Swedish slopestyle skier Henrik Harlaut is proud of his look, consisting of very low-hanging pants and visible underwear.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
The 22-year-old revealed more of that underwear as he crashed during the competition.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
Rather than rivalries, the competitors prefer support and friendship. Here snowboarding legend Shaun White, who surprisingly ended up without a medal in the men's halfpipe, congratulates gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
Podladtchikov, born in Russia but competing for Switzerland, shares his happiness up close with a TV camera.

Meet the new-school Olympians —
The cool image of snowboarding is reinforced by big screens showing the competitors posing for cameras. Here, Taku Hiraoka of Japan competes during the halfpipe event.


