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American Shaun White Wins Olympic Gold in Men's Snowboarding

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‘The Flying Tomato’ outduels Japanese sensation Ayumu Hirano to earn third career Olympic gold
American snowboarder Shaun White has won his third career Olympic gold medal Wednesday with a masterful run in the men’s halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea.
The 31-year old White was trailing Japan’s Ayumu Hirano going into the final of three runs at the Phoenix Snow Park venue, but dazzled the crowd with a daring set that included back-to-back 1440-degree spins, known as the “1440 Triple Cork.” Hirano won the silver medal with a score of 95.25, while Australia’s Scotty James earned the bronze.
Wednesday’s gold medal run for the red-headed daredevil dubbed “The Flying Tomato” redeems his failure to reach the medals podium four years ago in Sochi, after winning gold in 2006 in Turin and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics to become the sport’s biggest star.

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