Sage Kotsenburg, he of gold medal-winning, death-defying airborne snowboard stunts, told ABC News he is actually afraid of heights.

Riding a chairlift to the top of the mountain? Terrifying. Even standing on a balcony to do an interview with ABC News' Matt Gutman? Enough for the jitters.

About to interview half of #Olympics2014 high-flying golden duo @sagekotsenburg any question you want asked? pic.twitter.com/SM8JZmJhSz

- Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) February 10, 2014

The 20 year-old from Park City, Utah showed off the gold medal he won on Saturday in the inaugural slopestyle snowboard event. He said he was surprised by how much it weighed.