Wind | Water | Snow | Popculture

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.

If you want to perfect your snowboard skills and know the secrets of Worlds best snowboarders check out New York Times Trick Library

Related Posts with Thumbnails

Follow Us For Daily Updates

Follow Flickamag on Twitter Subscribe Flickamag feeds Receive Flickamag News on your email Became Fan of Flickamag on Facebook

Tagged as: , , , , , , , , , , , ,