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Shaun White Wins Gold in Vancouver Olympics

Shaun White defended his Olympic halfpipe title, completing his new Double McTwist 1260 trick.

The “flying tomato” didn’t disappoint in the half-pipe tonight with his stunning performance. The Gold Medal winner has been perfecting his skills on a secret $500,000 training pipe which can only be accessed by helicopter in the mountains of Colorado built by Red Bull.

shaun white courtesy of NYTimes

Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen, with an outstanding show, won the Silver Medal.
And Scotty Lago also from the U.S. Team won the Bronze with a 42.8.

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