We’ve neglected to pay homage to our US Olympians. Let’s get inspired. Americans Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper swept the podium in men’s slopestyle skiing Thursday, putting on a spectacular show to boost America’s lagging medal count and provide the U.S. team with a jolt from a mountain whose vibe is more spring break than Winter Olympics.

Americans Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper swept the podium in men’s slopestyle skiing Thursday, putting on a spectacular show to boost America’s lagging medal count and provide the U.S. team with a jolt from a mountain whose vibe is more spring break than Winter Olympics.

“I am shocked,” Christensen said. “I am stoked to be up here with my friends.

“America, we did it.”

With style and dominance to spare.

The podium sweep was just the third for the U.S. in Winter Olympics history, joining men’s figure skating in 1956 and men’s halfpipe snowboarding in 2002. All four U.S. gold medals in Sochi have come at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, and Thursday’s haul came 15 hours after Kaitlyn Farrington and Kelly Clark grabbed gold and bronze in women’s halfpipe snowboarding.

“It’s crazy,” Goepper said. “I think it’s going to give the U.S. a lot more confidence, and it’s going to get a lot of people really excited.”

The Americans were certainly fired up.

Goepper and Kenworthy raised Christensen on their shoulders after what amounted to a victory lap during Christensen’s last run down the mountain. The good friends wore flags as capes in the giddy aftermath of their victory in the sport’s Olympic debut.

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Warmup
Dynamic Athletic Movement

3 Sets (10 minutes – if you don’t finish all 3 sets during the warmup, make up the rest before you leave)
20 Push-ups
20 Wall Ball Shots
20 Kettlebell Swings

Lift
3-3-3
Press

5-5-5
Push Press

8-8-8
Power (Push) Jerk (NOT SPLIT)

Ascending sets. 25 minutes to get it all done. As you progress to push press and jerk, use at least the same amount of weight as you did on the prior exercise, but try to go heavier when possible.
For example: Press 65/75/85, Push Press 75/85/95, Jerk 80/90/100

Conditioning
AFAP (10 Minute limit)
75 Burpee Pull-ups (if you’re 6′ or taller, you must use the higher bar for Rx)