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“I think the Winter Olympics are definitely on a smaller scale than the summer games, but with the inclusion of cool new sports like slopestyle skiing and snowboarding, it is going to breathe new life into them and attract a whole new crowd.”

Quote by Nick Goepper

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Nick Goepper, born on March 14, 1994, is an accomplished American Olympic athlete in the field of snowboarding. He has achieved numerous victories in international competitions and won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. more

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