Shaun White's last Olympics hurrah comes in halfpipe final
NBC can breathe a sigh of relief as Shaun White has reached the final of the halfpipe. With Mikaela Shiffrin struggling on the ski slopes — and sounding uncertain about competing in the super-G — White could end up as the only major headliner Thursday night. If Shiffrin competes, the super-G will also be compelling as she tries to rebound after lasting about 15 seconds combined in her first two races.
news.yahoo.com2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing: Jacobellis finally wins Olympic gold medal, 1st for US
BEIJING (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis is finally an Olympic gold medalist. Now Jacobellis will be remembered as the first American gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics. Now 36 and in her fifth Olympics, she became the oldest U.S. woman to win a gold. Kim earned the top spot in women’s qualifying while White, a three-time gold medalist in his fifth and final Olympics, was fourth in the men’s qualifying. Petra Vlhova won the gold, Slovakia’s first Olympic medal in Alpine skiing.
mlive.comDissed: Olympic snowboarders still irked by secondary status
On another part of the mountain, the Alpine skiers had been sent back to their hotels, told the conditions were too dangerous for racing that day. Four years later, that day at the Pyeongchang Olympics remains a source of bitter memories for the riders, including the gold medalist, Jamie Anderson. It was, in their opinion, a loud and clear statement that, even 20 years after their sport was brought into the Olympics to give the Games a younger, more vibrant feel, they were still being treated like second-class citizens.
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