The slopestyle event -- a steep snowboard course featuring long rails and big jumps -- debuted at these Sochi Olympics and made headlines earlier in the week when American Shaun White dropped out of the competition .
American Shaun White is the most famous athlete the sport has known .
The slopestyle event -- a steep snowboard course featuring long rails and big jumps -- debuted at these Sochi Olympics and made headlines earlier in the week when American Shaun White , the most famous athlete the sport has known , dropped out of the competition .