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Brita Sigourney hails USA teammate Maddie Bowman

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Brita Sigourney says that her USA teammate Maddie Bowman deserved to win gold in the women's half-pipe in Sochi.

American freestyle skier Brita Sigourney believes that her compatriot Maddie Bowman deservedly won the women's half-pipe event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The 20-year-old finished ahead of Marie Martinod and Ayana Onozuka to clinch the gold medal in Sochi on Thursday.

"She said that she wanted me to win and she's so proud of me," the Washington Post quotes Sigourney as saying.

"I told her to shut up because she deserves this more than anyone."

Sigourney, 24, finished sixth in the event.

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Maddie Bowman of the United States celebrates receiving her gold medal for the Freestyle Skiing Ladies' Ski Halfpipe Finals during the 2014 Winter Olympics on February 20, 2014
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