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Podladtchikov, Hirano, Hiraoka at award ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Ayumu Hirano of Japan (L), Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland (C)and Taku Hiraoka of Japan acknowledge the crowd during an award ceremony at the Medals Plaza in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014, after winning silver, gold and bronze, respectively in the men's snowboard halfpipe in the Winter Games.

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Podladtchikov, Hirano, Hiraoka at award ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Ayumu Hirano of Japan (L), Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland (C) and Taku Hiraoka of Japan acknowledge the crowd during an award ceremony at the Medals Plaza in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014, after winning silver, gold and bronze, respectively in the men's snowboard halfpipe in the Winter Games.

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Podladtchikov, Hirano, Hiraoka at award ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Taku Hiraoka (L), Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland (C) and Ayumu Hirano of Japan pose with their medals during an award ceremony at the Medals Plaza in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. They earned bronze, gold and silver, respectively in the men's snowboard halfpipe in the Winter Games.

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Halfpipe gold medalist Podladtchikov reacts in jubilation

SOCHI, Russia - Snowboard halfpipe gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland, flanked by Japanese silver and bronze medalists Ayumu Hirano (left) and Taku Hiraoka, raises both arms in jubilation at an awarding ceremony at the Sochi Winger Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Swiss snowboarder Podladtchikov somersaults in halfpipe final

SOCHI, Russia - Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov somersaults in the air in the men's halfpipe final to win the competition at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Switzerland's Podladtchikov wins men's snowboard halfpipe

SOCHI, Russia - Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov (L) celebrates with Shaun White of the United States after winning the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Podladtchikov wins gold in men's halfpipe

SOCHI, Russia - Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland jumps in the men's snowboard halfpipe event at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Podladtchikov won the gold.

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Top 4 performers of men's halfpipe in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Shaun White (front R) of the United States, who took fourth place, congratulates Iouri Podladtchikov (front L) of Switzerland after Podladtchikov won the Winter Olympics men's snowboard halfpipe title at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. On the left is Japan's Ayumu Hirano and on the right is compatriot Taku Hiraoka, who finished second and third, respectively.

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Podladtchikov of Switzerland, Japan teens on podium

SOCHI, Russia - (From L to R) Ayumu Hirano of Japan, Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland and Taku Hiraoka of Japan celebrate on the podium during a flower ceremony after finishing second, first, and third, respectively, in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Hirano and Hiraoka earned Japan's first medals at the Sochi Games.

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Podladtchikov of Switzerland, Japan teens on podium

SOCHI, Russia - Teen snowboarders Ayumu Hirano (L) and Taku Hiraoka (R) stand on the podium along with the gold medalist Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland. Hirano and Hiraoka earned Japan's first medals at the Sochi Games by taking the silver and bronze, respectively, in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014.