Shaun White Wins Gold At Olympics 2010

(GaeaTimes.com)- Celebrated snowboarder Shaun White displayed a scintillating performance at the Winter Olympics 2010, which enabled him to win the gold medal in the men’s halfpipe championship. The victory was all the more special for the much acclaimed snowboarder as he was successful in retaining the title as he had also taken home the much coveted gold medal even at the 2006 Olympics.

The initial run of the finals witnessed Shaun White score a commendable 46.8 points and ensured his gold medal victory. However, this did not result in the star snowboarder from taking things lightly during the final run of the championship as he continued with his spectacular performance and ended up with an amazing 48.4 points. One of the major high points of Shaun White’s performance at the Olympics 2010 was his signature stunt double McTwist 1260 during the victory lap which was successful in impressing the judges as well as the large number of crowds. While reacting to his winning the much coveted gold medal for the second time in a row, Shaun White added that he was extremely happy to have been able to claim the gold medal and also exclaimed that it was the best victory run of his life.

With Shaun White winning the gold medal at the Olympics 2010, the silver medal was grabbed by Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen while the American Scotty Lago was present at the podium to accept the bronze medal. Expectations were running high for Shaun White in Olympics 2010 as he has just registered his third consecutive gold in the X Games superpipe, which was held last month. Shaun White surely did not disappoint his fans as he won the gold at Olympics 2010.