FILE PHOTO: Gold medallist Maddie Bowman of the U.S. celebrates during the victory ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 21, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
(Reuters) - American Maddie Bowman, who won the women's halfpipe freestyle skiing debut at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, announced her retirement from competition on Monday, saying she had given everything she could to advance the sport.
The 26-year-old Bowman, who became one of the most decorated athletes in her sport, said she now intended to pursue her bachelor's degree in biology with the goal of becoming a high school science teacher.
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