Men's snowboard superpipe has got to be my favourite snowboarding event. I watch the Winter X Games, highly anticipating this event every year, and this year, a bonus to see it at the Winter Olympics in good ol' Vancouver.
Shaun White attacks every single hit with athleticism, speed, and absolutely no fear. He drops in above the wall while everyone else in the field checks their speed on their first hit. His straight air is at least 5 feet higher than everyone else's. The guy smashes his chin on the wall at the x games and keeps going because it would have ate him up if he didn't go and lay it on the floor. He knew he could do it and his competitive spirit further pushes the boundaries of the sport. The double mctwist 1260 is just insane!
At last night's final event, he knows he took the gold before he even went on his last run. He's celebrating and he even joked about doing his victory lap down the middle. But no. In true Shaun White fashion, he does a flawless run and throws in his signature move on the last hit with NO SPEED. He bests his winning run by 2 points... totally delivers no matter what the pressure is. This guy is true inspiration.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=d924411a-bea6-4fd8-b485-f58dc5238dfe.html#mens+halfpipe+white+wins+gold
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