Sage Kotsenburg became a household name when he won Slopestyle Gold in the Olympics this past winter. Yet if you met Sage, there would be no indication that anything has changed for him. He still goes snowboarding like nothing is different, has the same love and attitude for this life that defines us. The first episode of Emergence from Nike Snowboarding shows how incredible it is to have Sage as a spokesperson for snowboarding: His heart is true.

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From Nike Snowboarding via Vimeo:

From family outings at the local slopes to Olympic gold in Sochi, Sage Kotsenburg has come a long way. Still, he never forgets why he got into it, the sheer fun of it all.