Shaun White

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Shaun White: Recent News

Shaun White may go for 3rd gold
Fresh off his jaw-dropping victory in Vancouver, Shaun White showed up to cheers and squeals on the Oprah Winfrey show on Friday and says he’s thought “a little bit” about trying for a third straight men’s halfpipe gold medal at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia..

Shaun White
White, the reigning Olympic halfpipe champion, is generally regarded as the best competitive snowboarder in the world, fending off younger competitors by continually pushing the boundaries of airborne tricks. His most recent is the double cork, a combination of spins and off-axis flips. The trick will generate considerable buzz at the halfpipe competition at the 2010 Olympics..

Shaun White to Oprah: 2014 Games a possibility
CHICAGO (AP) — Snowboarding’s greatest showman might have an Olympic encore in mind..

Shaun White: Halfpipe Gold with a McTwist
Redheaded American Snowboard Sensation Wows Fans with Daring Signature Stunt, Gold Medal Already in the Bag Complete Coverage.

Shaun White Wins Gold, DOMINATES Olympic Halfpipe Competition
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia — How ’bout that! Putting on a show when he didn’t even have to, Shaun White capped his gold-medal night on the halfpipe with his signature trick Wednesday – the dangerous, spiraling Double McTwist 1260 during a victory lap that will go down as nothing short of epic. The redheaded shredder scored a 48.4 on the final run, even though he was already assured of defending his Olympic title with a score of 46.8 on his first trip. Getting ready to close the night, he debated with his coaches for a minute, then made the decision to go for it. And he did – jerking his body around to milk the last half of the 3 1/2 twists he crams into two head-over-heels flips. An exclamation point on a spectacular day for the Americans at the Olympics, who already had golds from Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn and speedskater Shani Davis in the bag. Wearing a white and blue bandanna that goes perfect with the red hair, White easily outdistanced Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen. American Scotty Lago took bronze to give the United States multiple medals on the halfpipe for the last three Olympics. Including the women, the U.S. halfpipe team has won 12 of the 21 medals awarded since the sport came to the games in 1998. But has there ever been a bigger snowboarding star than White– He’s the multimillionaire who somehow flashes a businessman’s smarts without losing touch with the culture that defines snowboarding – the only sport that would think of bringing snow pants designed to look like torn-up jeans to the Olympic Games. He keeps it fresh and keeps people guessing. He skipped the Double McTwist on the first run down the mountain, saying in an interview, “I know I have it in me, but the Olympics is pretty heavy. I was sweating it a little.” But if he were nervous on the first run, it didn’t show. And it certainly wasn’t anything to apologize for. Soaring through the crisp, clear, Canadian sky, he flew 25 feet above the halfpipe at the top, linked a pair of spiraling, double-flipping moves in the middle and stayed on his feet the whole way down. Why does he win– NBC spelled it out in living color, transposing the shots of White’s straight air and that of one of the medal contenders, Iouri Podladtchikov – the “I-Pod.” Suffice to say that had they actually been jumping at the same time, White would have landed on I-Pod’s head. In White’s case, though, it doesn’t always end when he wins. He has become one of those rare athletes – think Mary Lou Retton’s second straight perfect-10 vault at the 1984 Olympics – who makes the victory lap as dramatic as the show. Knowing he had won, and celebrating at the top, he gathered himself and talked it over with the coach.

Shaun White’s Olympic Secret
The Vancouver Gold Medalist Recently Took 60 Minutes to His Exclusive, Top-Secret Training Facility.

WATCH: Smack! Shaun White’s Winter Wipeout
The Olympic snowboarder slams his face into a pipe at the Winter X Games..

Shaun White’s Double McTwist Crash (VIDEO)
Shaun White suffered a brutal crash at the Winter X Games Friday night while attempting a 1260 trick called the Double McTwist. The snowboarder’s face smashed into the superpipe at a high velocity and his neck appeared to jerk backwards. Fortunately, White was not seriously injured. He remained at the event and captured his third consecutive X Games title. White says he is already beginning to better. Scroll down for video. WATCH: More on Video.

Shaun White’s Private Halfpipe: Secret Red Bull Superpipe VIDEO
Shaun White’s private halfpipe is a massive snowboarding superpipe that was built in late 2009 in Silverton, Colo. by Red Bull, one of his major sponsors. According to Fourth Place Medal, the “one-of-a-kind” superpipe spans 550 feet and is situated in a 12,000-foot mountain. Shaun White’s web site says that the superpipe’s construction required “30 heli-bomb dropped avalanches” and “8,000 lbs of steel.” When he first saw it, White thought it looked like a “field of flowers with a tank in the middle of it.” Scroll down to watch a video of the private halfpipe. WATCH: More on Video.

News Media

Shaun White on Tiger Woods: “I’m Still a Big Fan” – E! Online (blog)
Despite Tiger Woods' majorly messed-up life, Olympic gold champion Shaun White remains a fan of the golfing superstar. "I don't think it takes away from his …

A bright idea in the 60s helped put snowboarding on center stage at Olympics – Los Angeles Times
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Shaun White might be better known as a skateboarder and Torah Bright might be surfing today if it weren't for Sherman …

From Oprah with glove: Winfrey loves Olympic mitts – Washington Post
"You are officially the only folks who are able to get more hang time than Shaun White," Mission Control noted in a message. Mission Control on Friday …

Gary Hall Jr.: Shaun White, Shani Davis, Lindsey Vonn and other keywords that … – Los Angeles Times (blog)
There's nobody in the world that even comes close to being as good as Shaun White on a snowboard. No contest, just gravity-defying, mind-boggling aerial …

President Obama: Fan of Shaun White – MyFox Houston
President Barack Obama marveled at the performance of the US Winter Olympics team on Thursday, saving particular praise for flamboyant snowboarder Shaun …

Jim Lee & Geoff Johns’ DC Gigs, Shaun White’s Olympic Gold, And ‘StarCraft 2 … – MTV.com
Shaun White's gold medal run in the snowboarding halfpipe event last night earned a lot of interest as well, even if Pia Guerra was more concerned with …

Three-year-old following in snowboarder Shaun White’s footsteps – KSDK
DUBUQUE, IA (NBC) — Millions of people watched United States snowboarder Shaun White take home an Olympic gold medal in the half pipe event earlier this …

Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity initiative generates a childish pushback – Washington Post
Watching Shaun White drop into the halfpipe at the Vancouver Games, it's easy to forget that America is the most sedentary nation on Earth. …

2010 Winter Olympic Games: Photo Highlights of Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, Team USA – ABC News
It's another gold for Team USA. Evan Lysacek was in second place going into the long program of the men's figure skating, and after a gangbuster performance …

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“WWWHAT–!” Here’s the story: Shaun was in Japan wrecking slopes and shooting for an upcoming project. Prior to…

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