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Shaun White was born with a Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he endured two open-heart operations before the age of one. He spent his formative years riding Okemo Mountain and Bear Mountain, small ski resorts found in Ludlow, Vermont, and the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. White following in his older brother’s foot steps, switched from skiing to snowboarding at age six, by age seven he received his first sponsorship.
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To sum it up…Shaun White flew 7.5 metres above the halfpipe, Kazuhiro showed what means to have a STYLE, his Japan Mctwists will not be forgoten, Scotty exposed his talents, Peetu and iPod were a serious threat to US team as far as medals were concerned, Markku Koski proved that he is still in the game, etc…I think that was the greatest event ever in Halfpipe history or even in Olympic Games History!
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You’re not going to believe this, but Shaun White is quite rich, we could say the richest in Vancouver right now. In fact, according to Forbes HE IS the richest Winter Olympian in Vancouver.
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A snowboard bronze medalist Scotty Lago from New Hampshire is kissing the Olympics goodbye after risque photos emerged of a girl kissing his medal hello.
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Australia’s Torah Bright won the gold medal in the Olympic women’s halfpipe yesterday, defeating American Hannah Teter during a pressure-packed second run. It is Australia’s first-ever Olympic medal in the event.
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Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympics, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Olympic gold medalist Torah Bright, Torah Bright, Women Olympic Half Pipe
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The Olympic ladies’ halfpipe competition is going down in less than 15 minutes!!! We already have seen that the shape is great. And if men were able to throw down three double corks in a run, I wonder why ladies would not like the “U – Tube”. Lets check who are the BIG PLAYERS…
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Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympics, Elena Hight, Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Kjersti Buass, Liu Jiayu, Torah Bright, Women Olympic Half Pipe
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Snowboarding superstar and defending champion Shaun White won the Olympic men’s halfpipe gold Wednesday, dazzling the judges with his tricks - including the gravity-defying Double McTwist 1260.
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Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympics, Olympic Bronze Medal, Olympic gold medal, Olympic Half Pipe, Olympic men's halfpipe gold Wednesday, Olympic Silver Medal, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Shaun White
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Hate it or love it…Shaun White proved again why it’s all about him…back to back Olympic Gold Medal speaks instead of him!
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With less then few hours to go before the mens halfpipe final, all the riders had one last session to tighten their skills before the main event. With less than favorable snow and pipe conditions, practice has been limited to the only three days but tonight things seemed to come together and the pipe is in great shape. Thanks to some colder temps and some rain last night the walls are holding shape and riders will be boosting their asses above the sky.
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Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympics, Bretz, Iouri Podladtchikov, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Lago, Markus Keller, mathieu crepel, Peetu Piiroinen, Shaun White, Vito
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After a great season for the 06/07 TTR World Snowboard Champion, Shaun White, he arrives at Vancouver as the stand out favorite for the Olympic Gold Medal. With his infamous bag of tricks including back to back Double Corks, this seasons must have, and his very own Double McTwist 12 he seems unstoppable.
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Antti Autti has officially announced that he will not be representing Finland at Vancouver after he was awarded the opportunity, due to the injury of Ilka-Eemeli Laari, to chase powder in Japan.
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Tags: 2010 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympics, Antti Autti, Ilka-Eemeli Laari, markku koski, Pekka Koskela, Swatch TTR World Tour
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