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Ross Rebagliati, 1998

Mark van Manen / Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1998 Ross Rebagliati North Vancouver’s Ross Rebagliati won the world’s first Olympic gold medal in slalom snowboarding, then nearly lost it when a drug test found THC in his circulatory system.

 Mark van Manen / Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun.Mark van Manen / Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun.

1998

Ross Rebagliati

North Vancouver’s Ross Rebagliati won the world’s first Olympic gold medal in slalom snowboarding, then nearly lost it when a drug test found THC in his circulatory system. The decision was eventually overturned and Rebagliati returned to Whistler a winner.

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