Shaun White Wins Olympic Gold in Snowboarding Halfpipe


Shaun White wins his second Olympic gold in halfpipe today at Cypress Mountain for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He holds the record for the highest score in the men’s halfpipe at the Winter Olympics. In 2006, his 46.8 points surpassed previous record of 46.1 set by Ross Powers from 2002. In 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, he improved further his very own record with 48.4 points in his second run.

There were talks of possible stiff rivals before the competition. There was Peetu Piiroinen from Finland, Iouri “iPod” Podladtchikov fromm Switzerland, and Scott Lago and Louie Vito from the US. But they were all nowhere near White in the performance.

Shaun White stood out as the best with his death defying, new stunt – the Double McTwist 1260. After receiving 48.4 for the second run, White said: “I just felt like I didn’t come all the way to Vancouver not to pull out the big guns. I put down the tricks I’ve worked so hard on. It was the savvy thing to do. Saucy. Keep it weird.”

Indeed, there is no need to pull out the big performance, the one fans are looking forward to watch. Below is a video of his 2006 Olympics gold medal performance. Watch and enjoy!

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  1. [...] only athlete I know in these games is Shaun White, the U.S. Snowboarder who ruled the Halfpipe two Olympics in a row. Watch this 2006 video below, and you’d be [...]

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