VIDEO: Shaun White’s Halfpipe Gold Medal Winning Run in PyeongChang After holding the early lead from his first run, Californian Shaun White slipped to second behind his much younger rival, Ayumu Hirano of Japan. In the third, and final run, he had to put in the run of his life to claim his third career gold medal. Landing a 1440 was not likely to be enough, he would have to match […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 14, 2018 0 Comments
California’s Jamie Anderson does it Again! Defends her Title for Team USA’s Second Gold Medal California’s Jamie Anderson continued her dominance in woman’s snowboard slopestyle by winning her second straight gold medal yesterday in PyeongChang, reports NBC. Due to the high winds, the format of the event pushed all athletes into the finals, which would now comprise of only two runs instead of three. Her 83.00 score in the first run was good enough to […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson Wins GOLD in Snowboard Slopestyle 23-year-old South Lake Tahoe, CA native Jamie Anderson won gold in women’s snowboard slopestyle over the weekend. She smoothly landed two huge 720s in her run, setting her apart from the other competitors. Jamie completed an American sweep of snowboard slopestyle after Sage Kotsenburg won the men’s gold medal. This was the first ever Olympics to include snowboard slopestyle. […] SnowBrains | February 10, 2014 0 Comments
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